Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on the Upshur County Clerk’s Records Archive Plan, Texas Local Government Code Sec. 118.011 and Sec. 118.025, for the preservation and restoration of the County Clerk records archive will be held on September 15, 2026 at 10 a.m. in the County Courtroom, Upshur…
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of MELBA JEAN KELLY, Deceased, were issued on August 11, 2026, in Cause No. 26-230-CCPR-00073, pending in the County Court of Upshur County, Texas, to JUDY FLOYD. The residence of the Independent Executor is Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas; the post office…
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION HEIRSHIP- UNKNOWN HEIRS The State of Texas County of Upshur GRANT GOSSER, Applicant’s Attorney 8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 1080 Dallas, Texas 75231 TO ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS IN THE ESTATE OF: CHARLES WARD, Deceased, 26-230-CCPR-00101 In the County Court of Upshur County, Texas SARAI WARD, Applicant, has filed in the County Court…
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Some states raise pay for home caregivers as shortage looms
By Anne Saker, Stateline August 26, 2026 WILMINGTON, Ohio — From her recliner in her tidy townhouse, Donna Logan offers advice to the first baby boomers to hit the big ‘8-0’ this year: Life can be good, especially with someone like Helen Aponte helping with laundry and housekeeping and the drive to the doctor’s office.…
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By Lauren Sausser Aug 26, 2026 Stephanie Halver underwent a breast MRI in September 2025. Her doctor recommended the preventive scan because a risk assessment showed Halver faces a higher-than-normal risk of developing breast cancer. (Kristina Barker for KFF Health News) Last year, Stephanie Halver’s primary care doctor consulted a risk assessment tool to calculate…
Read MoreShawn Thierry, who broke with Democrats over trans issues, appointed Harris County district judge
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune August 25, 2026 Gov. Greg Abbott appointed former state Rep. Shawn Thierry, who left the Democratic party over its stance supporting gender-transition care for minors, to be a Harris County judge on Tuesday. Thierry served four terms in the Texas House as a Democrat representing a Houston district, but…
Read MoreTexas’ limits on certain drag shows ruled unconstitutional again
By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune August 25, 2026 Texas once again cannot enforce its restrictions on some public drag shows after a federal judge on Tuesday declared a 2023 law unconstitutional for the second time. U.S. District Judge David Hittner initially declared Senate Bill 12 unconstitutional in September 2023 only a few months after…
Read MoreTribCast: The Big Bend border barrier backlash
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune August 25, 2026 Big Bend National Park and the surrounding area are beloved by generations of Texans. Now, efforts by the Trump administration to build a border barrier through the park have sparked bipartisan outrage, uniting ranchers, environmentalists and politicians from both sides of the aisle. Last week,…
Read MoreJudge in Minnesota extradition case “not inclined” to keep ICE officer jailed in Texas
By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune August 25, 2026 BROWNSVILLE — An immigration officer could be released from a South Texas jail later this week despite Minnesota’s efforts to extradite the man to face criminal charges related to a January shooting, a federal judge indicated during a Tuesday hearing. Minnesota officials last week sued to…
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