Roadwork Report Week of February 8 – February 14
Bowie County I-30 – From FM 989 to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Westbound lanes split. Left lane for thru traffic, no option to exit. Right lane for local traffic, can exit. Some westbound ramp closures I-30 – Exit 220B/Richmond Road, westbound exit ramp closed. Widening highway I-30 – From FM 989 to FM…
Read MoreWith ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients
By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News and Amanda Seitz February 6, 2026 The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal information, including home addresses, could be used in efforts to remove them…
Read MoreOp-Ed: The Islamification of Texas
Islamification Process Of Daʿwa and Its Constitutional and Social Implications By Wm Gawthrop, Ph.D. Islam is a challenger civilization, dividing the world into the House of War and the House of Islam. A state of war, not peace, perpetually exists between Islam and unbelievers. The purpose of waging war is to secure the conversion of…
Read MoreVoices of Veterans: Commander Chaplain Richmond E. Stoglin Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
Voices of Veterans: Commander Chaplain Richmond E. Stoglin Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral history program. This…
Read MoreRiley is awarded the Texas A&M University System Regents Fellow Service Award
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Texas A&M Forest Service Division Director of Forestry & Natural Resource Management Gretchen Riley was presented with a Texas A&M University System Regents Fellow Service Award for 2024-2025 at a ceremony on Wednesday evening in College Station, Texas. Riley received this award for her exceptional commitment, innovation, and leadership throughout her 15 years…
Read MoreSimpson is awarded the Texas A&M University System Regents Fellow Service Award
February 5, 2026 COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Texas A&M Forest Service Assistant Director Hughes Simpson was presented with a Texas A&M University System Regents Fellow Service Award for 2024-2025 at a ceremony on Wednesday evening in College Station, Texas. Simpson received this award for his extraordinary contributions to the State and People of Texas through the conservation…
Read MoreNTCC Scholars present Lunch & Learn
February 5, 2026 By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director Those interested in learning more about cutting-edge issues relating to the history of modern Texas are welcome to a free Lunch & Learn at the Mount Pleasant Public Library, 601 North Madison, Friday, 13 February, 12:15-1:15 p.m. A sequence of four presentations—all concerning previously untold stories…
Read MoreJefferson County felon charged with federal firearms violation in Eastern District of Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has been charged with a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. David Earl Greer, Jr., 23, was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas this week charging him with being a…
Read MoreInmates indicted for murder at Beaumont federal prison
BEAUMONT, Texas – Four federal inmates have been charged with murder in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Conrad Edward Nedd, also known as CJ, 41; Jeremy Crow, 32; Ramon James Ybarra, also known as Apache, 35; and Curtis Ray McClendon, 43; were named in an indictment returned by…
Read MoreThirty-seventh semester trip for NTCC Honors students
February 5, 2026 Pictured: At St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dallas after our Fifth Encounter with SMU Organist Benjamin Kolodziej: Dr. Andrew Yox, José Fuentes, Jennifer Gardzina, Adam Richards, Araceli Solis, Luke McCraw, Hailey Randall, Ian Mares, Levi Teague, and Johnathan Ventura. By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director For the 37th time, thanks to honors…
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