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Pine Tree ISD earns third straight state arts education award
LONGVIEW, Texas — Only 94 school districts received the Texas Art Education Association’s 2024 District of Distinction award. An even smaller number of districts — 14 — earned the honor three times in a row. Pine Tree ISD recently became one of them. The distinction recognizes...
BUSTED: Most Commonly Stolen Items From Texas Wal-Mart Stores
And a lot of people getting busted for it. Here in Texas, even misdemeanor theft can result in jail time and hefty fines. Walmart is the largest retailer in the U.S. and has 517 locations throughout Texas. Walmart constantly has to deal with "shrink" which is retail lingo for theft, from both consumers and "inside jobs."
Texas’ Most Expensive High School Costs More Than Average Income
In Texas everything is bigger, and in this particular case that extends to a high school education. One Central Texas school has been named the most expensive high school in The Lone Star State. According to BestColleges.com, in Texas "in-state students at a four-year public institution pay an average of...
Dan Patrick starts Texas Senate leadership political action committee
"Dan Patrick starts Texas Senate leadership political action committee" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
U.S. offers financial help to 'displaced survivors' in wake of Hurricane Beryl
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday it will release $3.6 million to "displaced survivors," in Texas and Oklahoma, whose homes were damaged this summer by Hurricane Beryl.
Border Bust: Massive Drug Seizure at Texas-Mexico Crossing
Enough cocaine to buy 65 acres of land in Texas was recently confiscated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at a port of entry in Brownsville, TX. CBP officers intercepted and pulled over a 1996 Volvo crossing the Veterans International Bridge, carrying interesting cargo. The driver, a 46-year-old Mexican...
Texas bus driver accused of torturing kids with no air conditioning in 100 degree heat
A Texas mother of two Black children is seeking legal action against a white bus driver who allegedly subjected her children to 103-degree heat. Coshenna Smith says 12-year-old son Bryce and 11-year-old daughter Cionni came home crying.
Man With Gun Disarmed and Punched During Texas Pool Fight
A disagreement at a Texas swimming pool led to a gun being drawn. A pool has got to be one of the worst places to get in a fight. Not only are you bogged down by the water, but you just might find yourself being held under the water – just like the guy in the video below. Lucky for him the other guy let him up.
Colin Allred makes East Texas stops ahead of November election
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Colin Allred, named the most bi-partisan Texan in congress by the Common Ground Committee, made several stops in East Texas on Sunday and Monday. The Democratic Texas senate candidate campaigned in Tyler on Sunday and attendees at the St. Louis Baptist Church said they are excited for his grassroots campaign. “I don’t see […]
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