Each year, our editorial board looks for extraordinary Texans for our annual Texan of the Year recognition. This year’s recipients mobilized in the midst of their grief to work on behalf of Texas children and their families. After losing their children in a catastrophic flood on the Fourth of July, these families set aside their space to grieve and advocated for comprehensive camp safety reforms that were signed into law. The Camp Mystic parents couldn’t save their girls, so they set out to protect others. For their grit and determination in the face of such profound loss, the parents of Heaven’s 27 are our Texans of the Year. https://bit.ly/4se0aoG

🍽️ Razzoo’s, the Cajun restaurant chain that started in Dallas in 1991 and filed for bankruptcy in 2025, has been purchased by North Texas company M Crowd. Read more:  https://bit.ly/3MYUbnN

👨‍⚖️ Texans are starting 2026 under new rules approved by lawmakers last session, including changes to how local jails handle immigration cases, how quickly certain evictions move through the courts, and how the state monitors artificial intelligence. Read more:  https://bit.ly/44V4n6V

🏡 Dallas-Fort Worth is home to some of the most expensive and opulent homes in the nation. Here’s  the list of the most expensive D-FW homes still on the market. https://bit.ly/4qPpobN