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NEW LAW Senate Bill 8 from the regular session will require sheriffs in counties that operate a jail to formally cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and carry out certain immigration enforcement actions under the so-called 287(g) program. | TEXAS TRIBUNE/COURTESY CHARLES REED/U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

NEW LAW Senate Bill 8 from the regular session will require sheriffs in counties that operate a jail to formally cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and carry out certain immigration enforcement actions under the so-called 287(g) program. | TEXAS TRIBUNE/COURTESY CHARLES REED/U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

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New laws taking effect in Texas in January

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state’s education system, law enforcement, taxes and more.Over 800 laws from this year’s regular legislative session already took effect on Sept.
AS A REGISTERED NURSE, teacher Michael Quintana helps train students and nurses during PTECH training at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock. | COURTESY PHOTO

AS A REGISTERED NURSE, teacher Michael Quintana helps train students and nurses during PTECH training at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Post ISD welcomes 2026: Advancing opportunity, community, student success

Stephanie Allen |
Thursday, January 8, 2026
As 2026 begins, Post Independent School District (ISD) stands at a crossroads of tradition and transformation, ready to shape a brighter future for its students and community.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMAs we flip our calendars to 2026, even with the warm, sunny days we have been experiencing, we will eventually settle into colder days.So what do we do to sustain ourselves? Maybe our winters aren’t nearly as brutal as other parts of the U.S.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
CUISINE & CULTUREELLEN PEFFLEYDecorations are being taken down and boxed, ready for next year’s holiday season, so now, what to do with those living or fresh cut Christmas trees and ornamental plants after the season has passed?Living Christmas trees can be placed in the landscape.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
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