Media

Debbie Hernandez meets with a group of her neighbors once a week to talk about ways to reduce crime in her neighborhood. She formed a Nextdoor page to connect neighbors and report incidents, and she's met with officials to talk about cleaning up the roads and highways near Lackland Air Force Base.

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A group of Texas Democratic congressmen want more details about preliminary plans to build a section of President Donald Trump's proposed border wall through a federal wildlife refuge, saying such a move could do serious damage to the environment.

Federal officials have told landowners and local officials that they intend to build on about 3 miles (nearly 5 kilometers) of the river levee that runs through the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge.

Texas State University's Joe Falocco, an associate professor in the Department of English, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant in support of his "Teaching Shakespeare's Plays" project.

The grant of approximately $63,000, awarded through Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers, supports professional development programs in the humanities for school teachers and college and university faculty.

Texas has long been a leader in energy production, which puts our politicians in a unique position when it comes to climate change.

While politicians need to protect one of their state's booming industries, they also must balance the fact that at least some of the energy Texas produces is harming the environment.

Congressional Democrats are starting to push back against conservative influence groups that are rallying around tax reform with a public relations blitz.

Such political organizations are only looking out for their boosters' best interests as they begin to focus more sharply on taxes as the GOP push to repeal the Affordable Care Act has stalled yet again, according to Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas).