Morning Briefing Texas April 6

Good morning, Texas. Here’s what you need to know today.

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Sunshine returns for much of Texas after much needed rainfall fell across the state. Comfortable temperatures with highs in the 70s over the next few days will feel like actual spring. However, we don’t have to look far before our next active pattern emerges by the end of the week into the weekend.

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Around Texas

1. Restaurants, food distributers continue to navigate high fuel costs

Gas prices are continuing to rise at the pump across the state.

Amongst normal drivers commuting to and from work, businesses that utilize diesel-run semi-trucks are feeling the impact by thousands of dollars.

“A truck that was, last week, I was paying $4,200 for it from the northwest,” said Nando Gonzalez, a partner at River City Produce in San Antonio. “It’s almost $7,000 this week.”

2. Texas fertility clinics see increase in younger women freezing their eggs

The first birth from frozen eggs was in 1986 and thanks to continued advancements, egg preservation is becoming an increasingly popular option for family planning. According to a 2025 study by the University of California, Los Angeles, elective egg freezing cycles nearly quadrupled from 2014 to 2021, especially among younger women.

In 2022, the CCRM Fertility clinic in Houston had 71 patients under 35 freeze their eggs. In 2024, it jumped to 93 patients, a 31% increase in younger age egg freezing at the clinic.

3. Texas businesses await tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling

President Donald Trump called it “Liberation Day” a year ago on April 2, 2025, as he ordered massive increases in tariffs for almost everything imported into the U.S. Those tariffs were used as an ongoing administration diplomatic tool, with some rolled back and some hiked up higher through the year.

Then, in February 2026, the Supreme Court ruled that the president doesn’t have the authority to tax some of those imports, and the court required the administration to issue refunds. Now, businesses in Texas are awaiting those checks.

Around The Nation

1. Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass, skips naming wars in Urbi et Orbi

2. U.S. revokes green cards and visas of several Iranian nationals connected to Tehran government

3. UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its 1st NCAA women’s basketball title

Deep in the Heart of Texas