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“Time For Texas To Fulfill Its Duty To Public Schools”
In a recent opinion piece, Matthew Hall, senior regional advocacy director with Raise Your Hand Texas, highlights the common thread between teachers, locally elected board members, business and chamber leaders, and faith communities: “A real concern about the Texas Legislature’s lack of financial commitment to our public schools, students, and their teachers.”
Hollywood is Also Leaving California for Texas
California and Texas have had a love/hate relationship for the better part of this century so far. Ever-increasing taxes and government policies hostile to all who live and do business in the Golden State have opened a floodgate into Texas. Since California started to tip into the metaphorical ocean, millions...
Texas Police Department Missing Thousands of Items, Including Guns and Drugs
If most people take something from work and decide to keep it, it's usually something like a pen or office paper, maybe some post-it notes. Stealing from within a police department? That's a different category of work theft. According to CBS News in Dallas, DeSoto Police have discovered they have...
Restaurant Report Card for Central Texas: 8.15.24
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Here’s this week’s restaurant report card for Central Texas:. The Rustic Grill at 816 North Valley Mills Drive in Waco failed a renewal inspection with a 74. (26 demerits) There were a number of problems. The report was 4 pages long. The food safety...
Texas expands razor wire along river banks in Eagle Pass and El Paso
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas National Guard troops are installing more razor wire along the Rio Grande in South and West Texas, at a time when some environmentalists say they're actually seeing a draw down in activity.
2024 election: Exploring claim Texas is ‘sleeper battleground state’
Texas Democrats have long claimed the state is within reach of flipping, yet no Democrat has won statewide here in 30 years. However, a late shakeup on the top of the ticket is raising hopes this year, and one familiar leader went viral this week for arguing Texas could be more competitive than ever.
Major Mt Pleasant PD Drug Bust
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE MPPD Narcotics Investigation August 15, 2024 24-18987 On Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, at approximately 7:15 AM, Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) officers and detectives responded to a Deadly Conduct/Shots Fired call-for-service in the area of Private Road 3015. During that investigation, MPPD obtained and served a search warrant on an involved …
Dinner Bell for August 21, 2024
Alliance Bank was chartered as “Sulphur Springs State Bank” (the “Bank”) on June 13, 2027. The Bank turned a profit in 1927and has accomplished this every year since that date; ninety-six contin ual years! The bank building at Main and Gilmer was ruined by a fire in 1934 causing the Bank to move to its present location on the North side of the Square.
Teen dead, another arrested following Tyler shooting
TYLER, Texas — A teenager has been arrested for the fatal shooting of another teen in early August. According to the Tyler Police Department, around 11:40 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 10, officers responded to the 400 block of Lorance St. on reports of a shooting. Police say the 17-year-old...
Dawna Talks About the Upcoming Olympics in Sulphur Springs on This Episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee
John Mark sat down, again, with Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center Coordinator Dawna Pryor on this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey. The conversations covers such topics as the fan give-a-way at the Senior Activity Center, the upcoming Senior Olympics in September, the upcoming tailgate event, and much more. Be sure to check it out below!
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