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Beloved Chinese Restaurant In Lufkin Receives 37 Violations
If you wonder who ensures all our area restaurants are clean and up to code, that is the Angelina County and Cities Health District's responsibility. According to the Lufkin Daily News, a Lufkin favorite was closed down a few months ago, and now we know why. The Angelina County and...
Kasey Fisette Named Director of Sports Medicine
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- Stephen F. Austin announced that Kasey Fisette will be promoted to Director of Sports Medicine, Tuesday morning. She will be the first female Director of Sports Medicine in program history. Kasey has been a member of the SFA Sports Medicine Department since August 2020 and is entering her...
You Won’t Believe These Massive Hammerhead Sharks In Texas
Texas angler Rodrigo Rodriguez caught his largest shark yet after reeling in a massive hammerhead shark while fishing in Port Aransas in June. Rodriguez, a Houston resident, said the shark measured over 13 feet long. Rodriguez said he has caught a couple of other big sharks that are closer to...
Search for missing Georgia girl expanded to several states, including Texas
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — The search for a 12-year-old girl from Georgia who went missing more than a month ago has expanded to more than half a dozen states around the country, including Texas. The Hall County Sheriff's Office in Georgia is looking for Maria Gomez-Perez of Gainesville, Georgia,...
Elon Musk to Move Headquarters of X and SpaceX from California to Texas
SAN FRANCISCO (NEWSnet/AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk says he's moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X from California to Texas. Musk posted on X that he intends to relocate SpaceX from Hawthorne, California, to the company's rocket launch site in Texas. X will move to Austin from San Francisco.
Former Texas High School Band Instructor Receives Sentence For Grooming Students
A Texarkana, Arkansas Man Is Going To Federal Prison For A Very Long Time After Pleading Guilty To Some Heinous Acts. A former director of the Texas High School color guard plead guilty to federal charges connected to alleged sexual misconduct in a shocking story that rocked educators and parents across the area.
States pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions to help Texas at the border so far this year
More than a dozen Republican governors gathered in Eagle Pass in February, heeding a call from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to confront what he labeled “President Joe Biden’s border crisis.” The governors, along with other GOP state leaders, vowed to send another round of National Guard troops from their states to the Texas-Mexico border. With […] The post States pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions to help Texas at the border so far this year appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
Is This Fraud Allegations – Texas Woman Taken into Custody in Arizona
PHOENIX — On Tuesday, authorities in Arizona reported the arrest of a lady from Texas in a fraud case. Charges of fraud, theft, and identity theft led to the arrest of 64-year-old Maria Rivera in Carrollton, Texas, in early July, as reported by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.
Payroll Vault Opens Franchise Location in Texas
July 17, 2024 // Franchising.com // FRISCO, TEXAS - Payroll Vault announced today it has expanded in Texas, opening a new site to help small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in Frisco. Sean Marrero, who has been a resident of the Frisco and McKinney area for many years, assists small businesses by...
Relief from Dangerous Heat on the Way for Texas?
Deadly heat remains in the immediate forecast for Texas, but relief could be on the way. A heat advisory is in effect until 8:00 pm Tuesday, with highs in the upper 90s. Some parts of the state will see triple-digit temperatures. The good news is that a cold front is...
School districts, food banks pitch in to provide meals to children during summer months
As recent as 2022, nearly 23% of children in Texas suffered from food insecurity. The state now leads the nation in food insecurity affecting nearly 5 million people. In North Texas, around 778,000 people face hunger. About 287,000, or 1 in 5, are children. These struggles are only exacerbated during summer vacation when food is not as readily available during the school year.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick allows recipients to apply for replacement benefits for food lost from Beryl
In response to the widespread impact of Hurricane Beryl across Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick-serving as governor while Gov. Greg Abbott is out of the country-announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission received federal approval to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to apply for replacement benefits for food lost from the hurricane, according to a July 11 news release.The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children is also replacing food and formula benefits lost during the hurricane, according to the release."The recent storms have impacted many families across the state. By providing these replacement food benefits,...
ALERT: Food Sold At H-E-B In Texas Recalled Due To “Foreign Material”
Mustard Potato Salad from Reser’s Fine Foods sold in Texas via H-E-B has been pulled from store shelves. Here's what is known at the time of writing. As reported by the US Food & Drug Administration, the food was recalled recently. The release was put out on July 9th, 2024. Per the FDA, the food was removed from shelves due to one major issue: something was found in the product that shouldn't be in it.
Texas DPS discovers 17 illegal immigrants in a residential home
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas DPS troopers and special agents discovered 17 illegal immigrants staying in a house near Regina Drive. According to Texas DPS on July 15, at 7:00 p.m., while the home was being searched, a registration check was conducted on a white GMC pickup truck located inside the car garage.
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