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Louisiana woman criticizes AG Murrill over comments about her abortion story
Kaitlyn Joshua of Baton Rouge speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A Louisiana woman who spoke at the Democratic National Convention about being denied miscarriage care in the wake of Louisiana’s abortion...
Traveling Smithsonian exhibit stops in East Texas town
SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas (KTRE) - The City of San Augustine hosted its first day of the Smithsonian traveling museum on Main Street on Saturday. This free exhibit offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths, highlighting the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The...
Tilden native “Big Frank” Franklin to be inducted into Texas Radio Hall of Fame
Frank Edwards Franklin III, better known as "Big Frank" to listeners across South Texas, is set to be inducted into the Class of 2024 Texas Radio Hall of Fame. His journey to radio stardom began in his hometown of Tilden, continued through college, and led him to a thriving career in Corpus Christi. He has been a familiar voice on Corpus Christi’s airwaves for nearly three decades and has been entertaining listeners of K-99 (KRYS-FM) for many years.
Rayburn sprinted to success last week, with eight medal winning runners at the Lobo relays. Congratulations!
Check out our cross country team bringing home the hardware this week on all levels! Eight of our runners received medals this week at the Lobo relays! Way to go, Texans! 🏃🏽♂️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏻
Bossier City renaming City Hall Drive to honor fallen officer
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Bossier City is still finding ways to honor one of its fallen police officers 20 years later. On Aug. 11, 2004, Officer Trey Hutchison was killed after responding to a 911 hang-up call. Soon, City Hall Drive will receive a new name to honor the hero.
Landslides to nail-biters: A history of presidential elections in Texas
Texans have voted in 38 presidential elections since the state was readmitted to the Union in 1870, following the Civil War. Since 1872, the state has been landslide victories and nail-bitingly close races.
Changes Coming To Texas Lottery After Review Reveals Major Issue
The Texas Lottery has found itself changing procedure after it was revealed an organization in the state had been taking advantage of a loophole some may have not realized existed. Here's what is known at the time of writing. Texas Lottery Undergoing Changes After An Examination From The Houston Chronicle.
Texas Law: Is Exiting A Vehicle At A Red Light Is Legal?
All of us have seen at least one person -- in real life or on video -- getting out of their vehicles while stopped at a red light in Texas. Often it's done as a joke; sometimes to check on something; and maybe even to go up to another car (hopefully under not-so-bad circumstances).
LULAC calls for federal investigation after claiming AG Ken Paxton's office raided some of their volunteer's homes
HOUSTON — LULAC, the nation's oldest and largest Hispanic and Latin American civil rights organization, is pushing back against the Texas Attorney General's Office after some of its members had their houses raided. The issue of election integrity was part of the discussion at the state capitol during a...
MJ’s Motivation: “Dissect success”
It is game week for high school football teams across the state of Texas. Most teams play game one on Friday nights and then spend the weekend looking at film. Matthew McConaughey has, what I believe is, an outstanding take on this. No, he’s not literally talking about watching film, but the concept is the […]
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