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State of Texas State address
, University president discusses enrollment and doctoral program growth Editor’s note: This is part one of a multi-part series on the State of TXST address. The State of TXST address was held Friday morning at the University Events Center for TXST President Kelly Damphousse to highlight the university’s recent accomplishments and share his vision for the upcoming year. As it celebrates its 125th year, TXST has made big strides toward reaching its goals, and Damphousse proudly shared what is being done to build “the university of tomorrow, today,” including information on enrollment, program expansion, campus growth and the strides made toward the goal...
8 Texas Lottery Scratch Offs That Are Overdue to Pay Out Millions
If I asked you to randomly select one card out of a deck of 52 cards, the odds of it being a queen of diamonds would be 1 in 52, or 1.9%. If I were to remove 5 cards from that deck (none of which were the queen of diamonds), the odds of that select card being picked would be 1 in 47, or 2.1%
Texas Judge Removes Old Ban In Place For 156 Years
One Texas judge just got rid of an old ban that had been in place for 156 years, it’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out. If you love making your own beer or alcohol you’re going to love this news. We got the details...
DPS Welcomes 101 New Troopers to Texas Highway Patrol
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today commissioned 101 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit Class A-2024 during a graduation ceremony at Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin. Texas Governor Greg Abbott delivered the keynote address. A-2024 is the department’s 175th recruit class. 130 Trooper...
‘Alison Solis’ Email Scam Resurfaces in Louisiana and Texas
Don't be fooled by this classic email scam circulating once again. I'm not proud to admit that I even questioned its legitimacy at first. It seems like every week, a new scam pops up in Louisiana and Texas. I am starting to think that scammers believe we are particularly naive because of how often we are targeted and warned of a new scam they have crafted.
Problem at the Jason Sub-Station resulted in a Sunday morning power outage
Jasper Mayor Anderson Land says it was a problem at the Jason Sub-Station which resulted in a power outage that lasted for just over 2 hours on Sunday morning. About half of the city, mostly in the east and north side of town, was without power when the lights went out at about 7:20.
Line break causes sewage to spill into Nacogdoches’ Lanana Creek
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - City crews found a sewer line break near the north end of Lanana Creek Sunday morning. Officials were notified of the incident at about 11:30 a.m., according to a release from the City of Nacogdoches. The break was found to be in a 15″ pipe that runs behind 4541 NE Stallings Drive.
2 men arrested for double shooting on Illinois Avenue
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Two men have been arrested for a double shooting that happened on Illinois Avenue in Shreveport. Officials with the Shreveport Police Department say around 2 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, officers responded to a 911 call about a fight in the 4300 block of Illinois Avenue in the city’s Mooretown area. While on the scene, officers heard multiple gunshots.
Escaped Texas Kangaroo Found At Tyler Radio Station
Imagine If You Will: You're At Work Like Normal Day At The Office in your Texas hometown And Someone Calmly Walks In And Says, "Wanna See A Kangaroo?". Depending on what type of person you are after you respond with either "WHAT?" or "Stop playing" to get over the shock of the question you were just asked, you'll probably want to go see what's going on.
Louisiana leaders respond to NASA's blistering report on Michoud: 'Not helpful, not fair.'
In early August, Susan Bonnett Bourgeois, Louisiana's top economic development official, met with officials from NASA and Boeing at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans East, where engineers are working on the Artemis rocket program that's set to send astronauts to the Moon and then Mars in coming decades.
A Rare and Odd Earthquake Just Shook Bull Shoals Lake in Missouri
Southern Missouri is one of the most seismically-active areas in America, so it's not strange for earthquakes to happen in that region. They happen all the time, but I cannot remember one centered in Bull Shoals Lake in Missouri like the one that just hit late Saturday night. The USGS...
Warrants detail allegations that led to search of Democratic candidate for Texas House
Texas authorities who seized the cellphone of a Democratic candidate for the Texas House and searched the home of a legislative aide this week were investigating allegations that a longtime Frio County political operator had illegally harvested votes for multiple local races in recent years, court records obtained by The Texas Tribune show.
Friday Night Notes: Oklahoma, Texas land 5-star talents from Lone Star State
USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school football recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2025 to ’26 and beyond. It was a big week on the recruiting front as several more of...
Lone Star Park Hosts Texas Yearling Sale On Monday Aug. 26
The Lone Star Park Sales Pavilion in Grand Prairie will once again host the Texas Thoroughbred Association's (TTA) single-session Texas Yearling Sale Monday beginning at 10 a.m. CT. The TTA catalogue includes 207 head from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma, plus a special dispersal of 10 horses consigned by CS...
Nonprofit uses home movies to preserve Texas history
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Archive of the Moving Image is a nonprofit located in Austin. The organization takes people's old home movies and videos and preserves them digitally. “We’ve got stuff going back to the '50s, even as far back as 1927. It’s pretty old stuff, so we...
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