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Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course on Aug. 3-5 helps ranchers tackle top issues

Overarching topics will be New World screwworm and herd rebuilding July 9, 2026 – by Kay Ledbetter For producers like Linda Galayda of Elkhart, attending the annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course has been foundational to their ranching education process. Registration at a glance $300 for in-person attendance $99 for virtual registration $40 late fee for in-person registration…

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Secrets and shifting timelines collide in Brandi Brown’s new sci-fi fantasy novel ‘The Deliciously Deceitful Ones’

Secrets and shifting timelines collide in Brandi Brown’s new sci-fi fantasy novel ‘The Deliciously Deceitful Ones’ A gripping time-travel adventure explores memory, destiny, and the dangerous power to rewrite history   DALLAS – Author Brandi Brown delivers an imaginative blend of science fiction, fantasy and emotional suspense in her latest work, “The Deliciously Deceitful Ones:…

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Permitting Reform Needed

We continue to read about rising electricity rates that are exacerbating the inflation that is making our lives more expensive and difficult.  While some states have been proactive in addressing the problem, a national solution is needed. Our existing grid can be made more efficient, but in the end we will need to build new…

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FEMA Approves More than $144 Million to Help Communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

DENTON, Texas – FEMA Region 6 announced more than $144 million to help Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas strengthen community resilience, restore critical infrastructure and invest in mitigation measures to reduce future disaster damage. This funding is part of the $584 million approved nationwide through FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs. These…

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Dallas County man has been extradited from Qatar to the United States to face charges in the Eastern District of Texas stemming from a Homeland Security Task Force investigation

SHERMAN, Texas – A Garland man has been extradited from Qatar to the United States to face charges related to a Homeland Security Task Force investigation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Abdullah Anwar, 28, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas and charged…

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Smith County Fatal Crash – 7/9/26

Flint, Texas – On July 9, 2026, at approximately 8:00 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol (HP) Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 155 near Farm to Market Road 344. A preliminary investigation indicated that a white Toyota Highlander was traveling southbound on State Highway 155. The driver of…

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Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Atlanta District Roadwork Report for Week of July 12 – July 18

Bowie County   Interstate 30 (I-30) – From Farm to Market road (FM) 989/Kings Highway to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Westbound lanes back to traditional, two-lane traffic pattern. Westbound entrance & exit ramps open. Traveling I-30 eastbound: Exit 217 to access Kings Highway & FM 2148. Lanes split. Exit 218 for local access east of Pecan…

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Country Music Legend Clint Black Returns to UT Tyler Cowan Center

 Performance set for Friday, March 12  TYLER, Texas (July 10, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing  Arts Center welcomes legendary country music star Clint Black for its upcoming 2026-27 season. Black will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2027, at the Cowan Center. His first visit…

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