Texas Tribune

The Texas Tribune's TribCast podcast features reporters Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey recapping what the outlet describes as the biggest GOP event of the year in Texas, with coverage spanning party symbolism — including elephants — and religious themes including Islam.

In coverage of a June 14, 2026 weather event, WeatherNation reported that flash flooding in Waco, Texas swept an unoccupied vehicle into floodwaters during Sunday evening storms. According to WeatherNation, tropical moisture moved across the Gulf Coast region during that period, overwhelming local drainage systems.

In a June 17 report, ABC News covered a private plane that crashed onto a highway in Laredo, Texas late that Tuesday, killing one of the six people aboard and sending the others to the hospital. ABC News correspondent Gio Benitez reported the incident.

The Texas Tribune reports that a screwworm infestation was confirmed in a dog in Texas, the first such case documented in the state in recent years. Screwworms are parasitic fly larvae that burrow into living flesh and can cause severe tissue damage if left untreated....