Steven Ardary
Steven Ardary is a member of the Texas Regional Digital Content team, reporting on statewide issues that impact all Texans.
Steven joined the team in 2024 after spending four years as a digital journalist and investigative producer in Charleston, South Carolina where he was recognized by the Radio, Television and Digital News Association of the Carolinas for "Best Digital Original Reporting" in 2023. In 2024, Steven was part of a team that won "Best Use of Digital Platforms" from the South Carolina Association of Broadcasters.
Originally from Tennessee, Steven graduated from Chattanooga State with a degree in Digital Media and Production.
The latest from Steven Ardary
The stories shaping Texas in 2026: World Cup, elections and education
In 2026, stadiums in Texas will be packed with fans from around the world, new security exchanges will open, education in the Lone Star State will change and Texans will cast ballots under newly drawn political lines. These are the key stories that are set to shape Texas, its place in the United States and the world in 2026.
Man shot by deputies during domestic disturbance call, Tarrant Co. Sheriff's Office says
Tarrant County deputies responded to a home in Haslet just before 11 p.m. Friday.
Some Texas lawmakers stand against Trump executive order targeting state AI laws
An executive order signed earlier this month by President Donald Trump could put Texas at odds with the federal government over AI regulation.
Texas among states in salmonella outbreak linked to oysters
The CDC is recommending cooking oysters before eating them to reduce the risk of food poisoning.
Paxton divorce: What's in the newly unsealed court documents?
Nearly 300 pages of court documents were released Friday after a judge signed an order unsealing them in the divorce proceedings between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Sen. Angela Paxton.
Victims in Far North Dallas apartment fire believed to be siblings
Firefighters were called to an apartment on Frankford Road just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
Family of man killed in deadly 2021 I-35 pileup during winter storm awarded $44M
A Dallas County jury decided a Missouri trucking company and one of its drivers were liable for a deadly crash on Interstate 35 during the 2021 winter storm that killed a 49-year-old man.
Man who shot Tarrant Co. deputy sentenced to 95 years in prison
It took a jury around eight hours to decide how long the man who shot an off-duty Tarrant County deputy will spend behind bars.
Crockett holds lead on Talarico for Democratic Senate nomination in first head-to-head poll
Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett holds a slight lead over state Rep. James Talarico in the race for the Democratic nomination for the 2026 Senate election in their first head-to-head poll since Crockett officially entered the race.
Claims of abuse at Fort Bliss ICE facility; DHS calls them ‘categorically false’
The letter, penned by the American Civil Liberty Union and other organizations, claims detainees at Camp East Montana, located at Fort Bliss, were “handcuffed and rounded up" before being loaded into vans and taken to the U.S.-Mexico border and told to go across the border into Mexico by masked officers even if the detainee did not have a removal order to the country.