Red River Radio

01/02/2026

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2026-01-02/long-debated-awaited-texas-school-voucher-program-soon-moves-to-signup-phase

Applications for families will open on February 4, 2026. A lottery will be used if interest exceeds available funding. The application window for families closes a little more than a month later, on March 17.

01/02/2026

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2026-01-01/major-oil-discovery-made-during-offshore-drilling-south-of-new-orleans-in-the-gulf

The find, announced by Shell and INEOS, comes more than two weeks after the Trump administration held its first of 30 offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico.

01/01/2026

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2025-12-31/expanded-crisis-line-services-reveal-younger-arkansas-citizens-reaching-out-for-help

The Arkansas' Crisis Center is typically contacted by an adult over the phone, but when they added texting, 65% on that platform were children and teenagers - 24/7 988 Lifeline.

12/30/2025

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2025-12-30/mandatory-agreements-by-texas-sheriffs-with-ice-begin-thursday-despite-concerns

287(g) agreements are intended to help ICE enforce federal immigration law locally. But some worry the new law will keep migrants from reporting crime because participating local law enforcement officers become de facto ICE agents.

12/29/2025

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2025-12-29/2nd-la-national-guard-deployment-of-2025-to-new-orleans-now-underway

This La. Army National Guard (LANG) deployment to New Orleans becomes the second deployment underway at the same time in the city. The two-month long immigration crackdown, launched by Homeland Security, known as "Catahoula Crunch" started Dec. 3, 2025.

12/24/2025

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2025-12-24/legal-expert-predicts-changes-are-coming-to-some-citizen-led-constitutional-amendments-in-arkansas

The Arkansas Supreme Court recently ruled that state lawmakers may only alter or eliminate citizen-led constitutional amendments if both chambers reach a two-thirds majority, also known as a supermajority.

12/23/2025

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2025-12-23/lawsuit-by-texas-judge-aimed-at-overturning-gay-marriage-law-in-america

Judge Dianne Hensley of Waco, Texas hopes her lawsuit has the same effect on gay marriage that the Dobbs ruling had on the issue of abortion. The Dobbs 2022 High Court ruling revoked the constitutional right to abortion and sent the issue back to the states.

12/22/2025

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2025-12-22/67-child-s*x-offenders-re-arrested-in-operation-access-denied-in-north-louisiana

La. Attorney General Liz Murrill's message: If your child has access to the internet, a pe*****le has access to your child. She urges parents to stay vigilant and stay involved in your child's online activities.

12/19/2025

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2025-12-19/university-of-arkansas-removes-head-of-middle-east-studies-after-social-media-posts-on-israel

Prof. Shirin Saeidi’s social media accounts, included posts calling Israel a quote, “terrorist state that must be dismantled for the sake of humanity.”

12/18/2025

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2025-12-18/documents-confirm-texas-making-list-of-transgender-drivers-but-not-explaining-why

State documents released through a public records request show 110 people sought to change the s*x listed on their Texas driver's license. The names were redacted before being publicly released. Some worry the information could be used to pass laws targeting trans rights.

12/18/2025

https://www.redriverradio.org/news/2025-12-17/fears-grow-supreme-court-ruling-on-la-congressional-map-may-further-erode-voting-rights-act

A new report concludes an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Louisiana's newly-redrawn congressional map, could allow the GOP to gain 19 congressional seats and roughly 200 state legislative seats in the South.

12/17/2025

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