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Mayor hosting town hall meeting
Gladewater’s Brandy Flanagan has set her first ‘Mayor’s Town Hall Meeting’ for 6 p.m. Thursday, July 25 – it’s a “pivotal” kick-off alongside other city council members, a new outreach “dedicated to the progress and unity of our community.”. Billed as...
‘I don’t know how to feel’: Hit-and-run survivor grieves lost pregnancy
PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - Casi Hughes was discharged from a rehabilitation hospital in Tyler on Friday, but she returned home still recovering from severe injuries and without answers for who is responsible for the hit-and-run that killed her unborn son. On July 3, she was crossing East Palestine Avenue with...
Kilgore PD rolls out database to collect information to help those with special needs
KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - In an emergency situation, timing and communication can impact the success of a first responder’s outcome on scene. Both of those can also be an obstacle for people with special needs, under the supervision of a caregiver. That’s why departments like the Kilgore Police Department are introducing a new program called the Bulldog Buddies Special Needs Directory.
Man Loses Cool in Texas, Attacks Utility Truck Over Hurricane Beryl Power Outage
Man Attacks Texas Utility Worker Truck in the Middle of the Highway. A CenterPoint Energy utility worker in Houston, Texas, found himself on the receiving end of an angry outburst from a local resident. The incident, which can be seen in the video at the bottom of this article, shows...
Elon Musk plans to move SpaceX HQ to Starbase over new California law
This week SpaceX founder and leader Elon Musk has decided to pull SpaceX’s headquarters from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas over a pro-LGBTQ+ law. However, what this actually means is unclear, as this is not the first time Musk has moved its company to Texas over political trouble. The...
‘Preparation, preparation, preparation.’ After Hurricane Beryl, Texas leaders look to next storm
It's been more than a week since Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas and thousands of people still don't have power. The category 1 storm produced winds up to 97 miles per hour, knocking down trees and power lines. Almost two dozen people died due to the storm or the power loss. Nearly 2.2 million utility customers did not have electricity at the outages' peak. As of Friday, several thousand customers remain powerless.
Wheelchair dependent youth experience sports summer camp in the Brazos Valley
BURTON, Texas (KBTX) - Summer is a popular time for students to go to camp, and over in Burton kids from across Texas are taking part at Camp For All. These campers utilize a wheel chair and are building confidence and skills along with showcasing their abilities. With Wheeled Warriors...
DPS Competes in 31st Annual Texas Challenge
AUSTIN – This week Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Troopers traveled from across the state to Corpus Christi to compete in the 31st annual Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Texas Challenge – demonstrating their ability to understand and enforce regulations on commercial vehicles. “I...
Beaumont Fire Department resorts to pen, paper to log calls during global computer outage
BEAUMONT, Texas — Some of Southeast Texas' first responders felt the effects overnight of a global technology outage that affected companies and services around the world. By about midnight the effects were being felt at the Beaumont Fire Department, according to Captain Waylon Evan. The issues at the fire...
School, job fair connects community with vital resources
Excitement buzzed outside the doors of the W.T. Brookshire Conference Center on Thursday morning, where a crowd eagerly awaited entry to the second annual Back to School & Job Fair. The event was organized by BCFS Health & Human Services, a nonprofit agency dedicated to a range of vital services...
Jackpots Baby! Texas Lottery Players Win Millions This Past Week
Over the past week, quite of few Texans have won big prizes playing Texas Lottery games. A total of 8 stores in Texas sold tickets or cards that paid out $250,000 or better. Here are the details for those big payouts. Texas Two Step. The winning numbers for the July...
LOOK: 28 Texas Cold Case Murders Have Been Solved Since 2019
I'm an avid watcher of TV shows such as NCIS, Law & Order, and the various CSI dramas. I enjoy them, but I realize that the breakneck speed at which they can solve crimes is a massive exaggeration of how things play out with detectives in the real world. Yes,...
$20 Texas Scratch-Off is Worth $1 Million for One Lucky Texan
We have another millionaire in Texas! A Temple resident claimed a top prize winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game VIP Millions. The ticket was purchased at EZ Stop, located at 401 E. Adams Ave., in Temple. As always, The claimant elected to remain anonymous.
Boy completes epic journey to every Harley Davidson in Texas amid terminal illness
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas - A remarkable 9-year-old boy from New Braunfels, Gaven Quirarte, has achieved something extraordinary despite battling a terminal illness. Gaven, who has a deep love for motorcycles, has fulfilled his dream of visiting every Harley Davidson dealership in Texas, a feat made possible by the support of the biker group "Mile Monsters."
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