{"id":168911,"date":"2026-02-18T00:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/168911\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T00:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:46:11","slug":"texas-evening-briefing-feb-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/168911\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Evening Briefing Feb. 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good evening, Texas. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

Above-average temperatures continue into the middle of the week as we can expect a few areas of fog across South-Central and South Texas on Wednesday. It’ll be another breezy day for some, with sunshine and warm temperatures too. A weak front looks to move across Texas on Friday, dropping temperatures a few degrees. However the greatest drop in temperatures will happen over the weekend with the passage of a polar front. Saturday will be mild but highs drop closer to average, in the 60s and 70s by Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Today’s Big Stories<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0James Talarico’s ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ interview barred from airing over FCC fears<\/a><\/p>\n

Talk show host Stephen Colbert defied CBS and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with a decision to post Texas Rep. James Talarico\u2019s interview on\u00a0YouTube\u00a0after hearing it could not air on broadcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert,\u201d which calls CBS its home network, was scheduled to have Talarico on as a guest on Monday night\u2019s show. However, CBS lawyers barred the segment from broadcasting over fear of violating the FCC\u2019s equal time rule, Colbert said in a\u00a0monologue.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Texas becomes first state to drop ABA accreditation requirement for law schools<\/a><\/p>\n

Texas is the first state to no longer require law schools to be accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). The move comes amid scrutiny from President Donald Trump surrounding the ABA\u2019s diversity and inclusion standards reaffirmed in 2025. In a memo sent to U.S. lawyers, the Department of Labor argues ABA\u2019s diversity practices are, \u201cnon-ideological at certain times, but takes decidedly radical ideological positions at others.\u201d<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Houston representative to defend seat a month after winning election<\/a><\/p>\n

Houston\u2019s newest congressional representative, Christian Menefee, must defend his seat after being elected less than a month ago. Menefee is serving the rest of the term in the 18th Congressional District for former Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died in\u00a0office last March. Menefee\u2019s top Democratic challenger is U.S. Rep. Al Green.<\/p>\n

Notes for Tomorrow<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Feb. 18<\/p>\n

Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent
\nMuslim month of Ramadan begins in the U.S., although the date varies by country depending on moon sighting
\nMilano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games continue, with eight gold medals decided across six sports<\/p>\n

In Case You Missed It
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TCU guard Olivia Miles advances the ball against Arkansas Pine Bluff during an NCAA college basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Tony Gutierrez)<\/p>\n

Big 12 bristles at a respect gap after only TCU makes the NCAA\u2019s initial Top 16<\/a><\/p>\n

The Big 12 coaches and players don’t feel they are getting the respect they deserve. TCU, Baylor, West Virginia and Texas Tech are all in\u00a0The AP Top 25. Yet the conference only had the Horned Frogs in the initial\u00a0Top 16 reveal\u00a0by the NCAA last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Texas. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1973,1226,138,140,139,27],"class_list":["post-168911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-app-evening-briefing","tag-christine-sanchez","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}