The Texas A&M Forest Service Gilmer Office will hold their annual TREE GIVEAWAY on Thursday- February 12th from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm behind the Gilmer Office located at 26 Aviation Drive. Species offered this year are Cherrybark oak, Nuttall oak, Shumard oak, Cypress and Native pecan. Limit 6 per person. First come first serve…

Police in North Texas raided two jewelry stores to stop a bold scam that stole seniors’ retirement money. “Hundreds of victims lost their life savings not because they made a bad investment choice, but because of where and how they kept their gold,” explains Sam Bourgi, senior analyst at InvestorsObserver, in his commentary below. If you have…

By Tony Leys January 30, 2026 Barbara Tuszynski was concerned about her vision but confident in her insurance coverage when she went to an eye clinic last May. The retiree, 70, was diagnosed with glaucoma in her right eye in 2019. She had a laser procedure to treat it in 2022, and she uses medicated…

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett and Oona Zenda Illustration by Oona Zenda January 30, 2026 Lydia Romero strained to hear her husband’s feeble voice through the phone. A week earlier, immigration agents had grabbed Julio César Peña from his front yard in Glendale, California. Now, he was in a hospital after suffering a ministroke. He was shackled…

AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., was pleased to present a check of $767,396 to the Armand Bayou Nature Center (ABNC). Awarded Cycle 31 funding from the Coastal Management Program (CMP) and Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA), the ABNC will use this critical capital to restore approximately 100 acres of…

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…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune January 30, 2026 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday released an initial list of priorities for Texas senators to consider before they return to Austin for next year’s legislative session, including reducing property taxes and “preventing Sharia law” from taking hold in Texas. “These first five interim charges, released…

By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune January 30, 2026 Texas A&M University announced Friday that it is eliminating its women’s and gender studies degree program. University leaders made the announcement alongside the results of a campuswide course review launched after a video of a student confronting a professor over gender identity content went viral last…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT WORTH, TEXAS (January 30, 2026) – Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat ship, USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) will be participating in a day of service by taking time to deliver a lift chair and pantry bag to Meals On Wheels a client in their ship’s namesake city. The crew will…

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune January 30, 2026 The Texas Education Agency has to correct roughly 4,200 errors in a Bible-infused elementary school curriculum that was approved by the state two years ago, the State Board of Education said Friday. Board members postponed voting on an education agency request to correct those errors during…