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Texas Powerball – Texas Lottery Confirms ‘Life-Changing’ Win
Our sources at the Texas Lottery have confirmed that Wednesday's Powerball drawing has produced what can be described as a "life-changing" win in last night's game. Texas Lottery players have really been exercising their luck here lately with big wins not only in the multi-state Powerball lottery game. But, Texas tickets have also earned major prizes in Mega Millions and the Texas Lottery's Lotto Texas with Extra!
Big price cut ordered for phone and video calls for Texas jail inmates in 2024
Fees Texas inmates pay to make calls will be slashed under new federal regulations approved this month. High rates that had averaged 23 cents a minute for Texas jail inmates have long been a target of prisoners, their families, and advocates.The Federal Communications Commission voted last Thursday to approve regulations, to take effect next year, that cap the price of inmate phone and video calls at prices as low as 5 cents per minute.The prices and caps differ throughout the state, and depend on prison size as well as differences between state and local rules. While Texas had lowered the...
Greg Abbott Compares Hamas Attacks to Texas Border Crossings at Sheriffs’ Conference
The governor’s comments followed a screening of raw October 7 footage for Texas lawmen. In a speech Tuesday to attendees at the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas’ 146th annual training conference and expo in Fort Worth, Governor Greg Abbott compared attacks on Israel by Hamas—the militant group that killed around 1,200 Israelis on October 7—to crime and immigration in Texas.
Texas Veterans Land Board wants public to attend burial of USMC veteran with no next-of-kin
ABILENE, Texas — A Marine Corps veteran with no known next-of-kin has died and the Texas Veterans Land Board wants to make sure he is not laid to rest alone in the Big Country. Bob Gilbert Wood was born Oct. 2, 1941. He served as a USMC Private First...
Patrick: Obama is seeking his fourth term in office
(The Center Square) – Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says former President Barack Obama is running for a fourth term in response to President Joe Biden announcing he isn’t running for reelection and is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement. “Obama is seeking his 4th term as president,” Patrick said in a social media post. “The June debate was a hit job on Biden by his own party; humiliating him was step one to run him out. There was no need for Biden...
2 arrested after dozens of fentanyl pills found in Malakoff home
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — Two have been arrested in connection to a fentanyl bust in Henderson County on Tuesday. The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office said at around 3:27 p.m. deputies and investigators conducted a narcotics search warrant along with an arrest warrant for manufacture delivery of a controlled substance at 207 West Dewey Street […]
FC Commish moves forward with financial decisions, insurance bids
Freestone County Commissioners awarded the bid on county management software to a company called Local Government Solutions. The commissioners made that decision at their July 17 meeting, when they also opened bids on county medical insurance; agreed to buy a brush cutter for a little over a quarter of a million dollars; agreed to buy security cameras for the new Tax Office; and made other decisions about the county’s funds and well-being. As for the county management software, the county had previously received bids from two companies on the matter: one from LGS and the other from I-Docket. Dane McBroom, the county’s...
Phillips, Gilley crowned 2024 Little Miss Peach
Phillips, Gilley crowned 2024 Little Miss Peach Mitchell Pate Thu, 07/25/2024 - 05:23 Image Twenty young girls compete in the 2024 Little Miss Peach Pageant on Saturday morning. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Fairfield Recorder Twenty young girls compete in the 2024 Little Miss Peach Pageant...
Kyrie Irving trade just got even better for Mavericks after Spencer Dinwiddie signing
The Dallas Mavericks are almost done carving out their roster as they just signed Spencer Dinwiddie to a one-year deal to return to Dallas following a stint with the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers last season. The Mavs needed another ball handler badly, and Dinwiddie chose the Mavs over...
LeSean McCoy: Dak Prescott 'doesn't have that dog in him'
The Dallas Cowboys’ postseason struggles are known far and wide. Dallas won Super Bowl XXX following the 1995-96 NFL season. Since then, Dallas has failed even to reach the NFC Championship Game. It’s been nearly thirty years since the team hoisted a Lombardi Trophy. Dak Prescott, the Cowboys’ starting quarterback since 2016, unsurprisingly has caught Read more... The post Former Eagles star thinks Dak Prescott ‘isn’t tough enough’ to win in postseason appeared first on The Comeback: Today’s Top Sports Stories & Reactions.
Jolie Koppenol, Jamisyn Payne Win State Titles, Now in Dallas for 2024 International Competition
Two young ladies from Central have won statewide beauty titles in Louisiana and are now at the international pageant in Dallas. Jolie Koppenol, a student at Central Middle School, has been named Louisiana Miss at the state pageant. Jamisyn Payne, 5, a student at St. Alphonsus Catholic School, was chosen...
Official BBQ of the Texas Rangers Is Opening A New Location With Some Prime Real Estate
By the end of this year, slow-smoked Central Texas-style barbeque will be all the rage at the Dallas Farmer's Market. Since 2018, Hurtado Barbeque has grown exponentially since owner Brandon Hurtado and his wife Hannah started sharing their passion for the pit at pop-up events across north Texas. Since word...
Kellen Moore may already regret joining Eagles after reported turmoil
Dallas Cowboys fans couldn't help but roll their eyes after Brian Schottenheimer was promoted to offensive coordinator last year. While it was already confirmed that Mike McCarthy would call plays, the fan base was hoping the Cowboys would look externally for Kellen Moore's replacement. When all was said and done,...
The most one-way U-Haul moves this year to DFW are not from California, believe it or not
DALLAS — Nearly half of residential moves in a calendar year happen between Memorial Day (May 27, 2024) and Labor Day weekends (Sept. 2, 2024), according to rental company U-Haul. So, you've probably seen quite a few moving trucks in the past few months. Kaufman County (No. 1), Rockwall...
The Dallas Cowboys SHOULD Trade CeeDee Lamb to the New England Patriots
Ceedee Lamb is currently holding out of Training Camp due to not receiving his massive contract from the Dallas Cowboys. We are preferencing that this article is A PREDICTION, not a REPORT!. The Cowboys have made major trades in the past for and giving away star receivers, so let’s look...
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