{"id":153041,"date":"2026-02-12T14:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/153041\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:46:10","slug":"thursday-february-12-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/153041\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, February 12, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F02%2F12%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-february-12-2026%2F\" style=\"display:inline-block;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfsi_wicon\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"fb-share-icon\" title=\"Facebook Share\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/fb_icons\/en_US.svg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The+TR+Daily+Briefs%3A+Thursday%2C+February+12%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/12\/the-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-february-12-2026\/\" style=\"display:inline-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" nopin=\"nopin\" width=\"auto\" class=\"sfsi_plus_wicon\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/Twitter_Tweet\/en_US_Tweet.svg\" alt=\"Tweet\" title=\"Tweet\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thursday, February 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 73. Tonight, clear with a low around 47. Friday, sunny with a high near 73. Friday night, low around 49. <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?lat=30.4407&amp;lon=-84.2783\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LCSO Booking Report 02-11-26: <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LCSO-BK-021226.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See report here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>US stock markets close down (S&amp;P 500 -0.0%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq -0.2%) (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44075249.2808600\/aHR0cHM6Ly9maW5hbmNlLnlhaG9vLmNvbS9uZXdzL2xpdmUvc3RvY2stbWFya2V0LXRvZGF5LWRvdy1zcC01MDAtbmFzZGFxLWVuZC1saXR0bGUtY2hhbmdlZC1hcy1zdHJvbmctam9icy1yZXBvcnQtY29tcGxpY2F0ZXMtZmVkcy1yYXRlLXBhdGgtMjEwMDQ2MDU2Lmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBb2b991d4\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Local Sports: Rickards football star wins two indoor track and field state titles in 60-meter and 200-meter yard dash. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/11\/football-standout-wins-two-indoor-track-state-titles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>The Leon County School Board met on Tuesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/11\/leon-county-school-board-meeting-briefs-february-10-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get a summary of the votes. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Schools_Education.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217240\" width=\"340\" height=\"232\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Tallahassee investigative author Peter Schweizer lands on the NYT best seller list again. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/11\/tallahassee-author-lands-on-nyt-best-seller-list-again\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Invisible-Coup-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243189\" width=\"300\" height=\"453\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A proposal to further limit the amount of out-of-state and international students at some <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/11\/cut-to-foreign-student-enrollment-advances-in-house\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida universities continued to advance in the House on Tuesday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/university-florida_1057.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223324\" width=\"350\" height=\"138\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A bill that would make it harder for undocumented immigrants to obtain certain licenses and financial assistance <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/11\/bill-requiring-english-only-driver-license-tests-clears-house-panel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">advanced in the Florida House on Tuesday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kiyan-Michael.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243205\" width=\"281\" height=\"194\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi\u00a0testifies before Congress in four-and-a-half-hour confrontational hearing over the Justice Department\u2019s handling of Epstein files (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44075249.2808600\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvanVzdGljZS1kZXBhcnRtZW50L3BhbS1ib25kaS1oZWFyaW5nLWplZmZyZXktZXBzdGVpbi10cnVtcC1yY25hMjU4NTIyP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9am9pbjE0NDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fcGxhY2VtZW50PW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXNlcl9pZD02NmM0YzczYTVkNzg2NDRiM2FiYmE5OWM\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB9c864c51\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>US employers added\u00a0130,000 jobs in January, more than the 55,000 to 70,000 jobs economists had forecast: unemployment rate fell to 4.3% from 4.4% in December (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44075249.2808600\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyNi8wMi8xMS9qb2JzLXJlcG9ydC1qYW51YXJ5LTIwMjYtLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB430dc2bb\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F02%2F12%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-february-12-2026%2F\" style=\"display:inline-block;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfsi_wicon\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"fb-share-icon\" title=\"Facebook Share\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/fb_icons\/en_US.svg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The+TR+Daily+Briefs%3A+Thursday%2C+February+12%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/12\/the-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-february-12-2026\/\" style=\"display:inline-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" nopin=\"nopin\" width=\"auto\" class=\"sfsi_plus_wicon\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/Twitter_Tweet\/en_US_Tweet.svg\" alt=\"Tweet\" title=\"Tweet\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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