As climate change intensifies wildfire risk, prescribed burns prove their worth in the heat-stressed Panhandle

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. BORGER — Months before the Texas Panhandle erupted with destructive wildfires, fire crews in Borger were igniting fire intentionally on a seven-mile, roughly 250-foot wide rib

Popular Salad and Go concept expanding its San Antonio footprint

Popular drive-thru concept Salad and Go is again expanding its San Antonio presence with a new store, this one on the city's far West side. An April 11 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing notes construction on the new build, 12342 W. U.S. Highway 90, is set to begin in October of thi

A South Texas candidate sues his town for records he says will prove his opponent's corruption

RIO GRANDE CITY — A South Texas political candidate is suing his town over a bevy of public records requests, accusing officials of delaying the release of records he wants to prove his opponent is corrupt. Rio Grande City officials took the unusual step of announcing on social media earlier this mo

Far-right activist Jonathan Stickland starts new group, months after white supremacist scandal

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Months after a scandal over his ties to white supremacists, far-right political operative and former state lawmaker Jonathan Stickland has created a new group — with help from