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What-A-Mum: Texas Homecoming Mums Get More Creative Throughout The Years
High School football season is upon us and in Texas, that means it’s time for Mum's season. Mum is short for the chrysanthemum flower. This flower was given by a boy to his homecoming date, cue “Homecoming Mum.”. Back in the day, a homecoming mum was a simple...
Superintendent Wish List: FUND TEXAS SCHOOLS
On Friday, during the Texas Tribune Festival public schools took the center stage. At one of the panels, Superintendents talked about the issues their districts were facing and what the future of public education around the state would look like. The issues spanned from accountability to teacher retention, but the...
Warning :Texas Hunters, Do You Need To Watch For Bears This Season?
When Texas hunters think of dangerous animals they could encounter while on a hunt, they probably think of rattlesnakes, or perhaps packs of feral hogs. However, while Texas is not known for bears, there are some areas of the state where a bear encounter is possible. Confirmed sightings of bears...
Feeling Lucky: Texas Lottery Introduces Four New Scratch-Off Games
One of the great things about Texas is our Texas Lottery. If you're over the age of 18 and at a convenience store grabbing a drink, sometimes it is fun to buy and try your luck at some scratch-offs. The Texas Lottery has a huge selection of scratch-offs with many...
States are making it easier for physician assistants to work across state lines
Mercedes Dodge was raised by first-generation immigrant parents from Peru in a modest home in a rural part of southeastern Texas, where there weren’t many health care providers. Sometimes they had to travel to Houston, over an hour and a half away, to get basic health care. Partly because of that experience, Dodge became a […]
Texas Politician Set To Propose School Starting In September
One thing that has confused so many is why schools start at different times and not in unison. For example, Texas tends to go back to school in the middle of August, sometimes a touch later towards the end of the month. Other places wait until after Labor Day to...
Surprised Republicans air frustration with Gonzales prediction of GOP losing House
Rep. Tony Gonzales’s (R-Texas) pessimistic prediction that the House GOP conference will lose its majority in November is sparking frustrations among Republican lawmakers, while underscoring just how competitive the race for the lower chamber will be this fall. The surprise comments from Gonzales at the Texas Tribune Festival on Thursday drew widespread attention, breaking from…
Families still feel ripple effects from Jeffrey McBride’s killing
Jeffrey McBride “was the best of us,” several family members said in the final hearing of his murder-turned-manslaughter case. McBride, 31, was shot and killed in April 2022. His new wife, 32-year-old Amber Rosales of Sanger, was arrested and charged with his murder about a month later.
State Fair of Texas Greeter Big Tex Was Once an East Texas Santa
Fair season is under way across East Texas and across the state. One fair that many are looking forward to attending is the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. There will be the usual rides and games and food. There will be the big game between Texas and Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl. We will also be greeted by Big Tex with his signature "Howdy y'all." What's cool about Big Tex is that his start begin in East Texas and he wasn't a cowboy.
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