Democrats hope surging voter enthusiasm will turn Texas blue this fall, but candidate quality matters. On the Republican side, Sen. John Cornyn faces a stiff challenge from Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is loud but has liabilities. Democrats also have contrast of personalities in Jasmine Crockett vs. James Talarico. This transcript was prepared by a transcription service.

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Arkansas' overall economy improved in February compared with January, but the state posted a more than 5% decline in the export of manufacturing goods in 2025, according information in the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index. The broader mid-America economy also improved in February, but job numbers remain low, prices remain high and most business managers report negative impacts from tariff uncertainty, according to the Creighton report.

Supporters of James Talarico, a Texas Democratic primary candidate for U.S. Senate, cheer during an event, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas. The 2026 midterm season begins in earnest on Tuesday with two of the nation's most consequential Senate primaries playing out in Texas, a political behemoth that Democrats have been fighting to flip for decades. Is this the year? Republican leaders in Washington openly fret that a victory by conservative firebrand Ken Paxton over four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn would give Democrats a rare shot of winning the seat come November.

Not all states roll out the same welcome mat for women. Where you live can affect your paycheck, access to healthcare, and even your safety on the streets. Some states make life a little easier for women; others...not so much. WalletHub ranked all 50 states and D.C. using key measures of women's quality of life to reveal which states lift ladies up -- and which hold them back. Here's a look at where exactly women are getting ahead, and where the odds are stacked against them. Life for women depends on more than luck: it depends on a state's jobs, care, and safety.

As the University of Arkansas at Little Rock prepares to reopen its newly renovated planetarium in fall 2026, excitement is building across campus for the return of a beloved landmark and the possibilities it represents for the future of science and community connection. Thanks to a $1.2 million gift from Leslye Shellam honoring her late father, Arkansas business leader L. Dickson Flake, the Shellam Flake Planetarium will soon reopen after nearly two decades. But for faculty and students, the reopening is about far more than renovation and technology upgrades.

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Contour Airlines is adding service between Dallas-Fort Worth and El Dorado, Arkansas. A regional airline is introducing nonstop service between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and El Dorado, Arkansas, a business and leisure hub. Contour Airlines will offer two daily roundtrips and an additional roundtrip on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays between DFW and South Arkansas Regional Airport. According to a release, the service will start March 16. El Dorado, once an oil boomtown, is about 95 miles northeast of Shreveport, Louisiana.