Hailstorm Aftermath. BBB Advises Storm Victims to be on the Lookout for “Storm Chasers”
April 20, 2026 – Tyler, TX – A severe hailstorm swept through East Texas on Saturday, causing damage to many homes and vehicles. East Texans are no strangers to storm damage, but that does make us targets for fly-by-night contractors looking to take advantage of storm victims. Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises residents to…
Read MoreDAV, RecruitMilitary® host National Virtual Career Fair for Veterans
Erlanger, KY. – DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and RecruitMilitary® will co-host the National Virtual Veterans Career Fair April 28 from 11:00am – 3:00pm Central. The event is free to veterans, their spouses, active-duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and Reserve. More than 43 employers actively seeking the unique talents of America’s veterans…
Read MoreApril 22–29, 1966: Flooding. Northeast Texas.
Twenty to 26 inches of rain fell in portions of Wood, Smith, Morris, Upshur, Gregg, Marion and Harrison counties. Nineteen persons drowned in the rampaging rivers and creeks that swept away bridges, roads and dams, and caused an estimated $12 million damage. The Apri 1966 NE Texas Flooded The rainfall was concentrated in the Sabine…
Read MoreSan Jacinto Battleground History
https://thc.texas.gov/state-historic-sites/san-jacinto-battleground/san-jacinto-battleground-history Before that fateful day Early Americans occupied this area for thousands of years. Traces of them are scarce, due to coastal conditions and changes to the landscape. During the 1820s and 1830s, settlers established homesteads around Galveston Bay, each with a few dozen to a few thousand acres. They eked out a living as…
Read MoreSpeaker Dustin Burrows asks Texas House to investigate Roblox in response to game simulating Uvalde shooting
By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune April 20, 2026 Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Monday targeted Roblox for alleged child endangerment, after learning the platform offered a simulation of the 2022 Uvalde mass shooting. Burrows instructed lawmakers to study ways to strengthen child safety and accountability for virtual gaming, singling out Roblox, an online…
Read MoreProtesters challenge premise of Texas A&M civil discourse symposium amid new restrictions
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune April 20, 2026 As former Vice President Mike Pence headlined Texas A&M’s civil discourse symposium Monday, some students and faculty said the event’s message rang hollow after months of fights over what can be taught and learned in class. Inside Rudder Auditorium, the same man interrupted Pence twice, shouting…
Read MoreFederal judge orders release of Egyptian family of six who have spent 10 months detained in Dilley detention center
By Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune April 20, 2026 An Egyptian family of six believed to be the longest detained at the controversial South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, the only federal immigrant facility authorized to hold parents with their children, were released late Thursday following rulings this week by two Texas federal judges.…
Read MoreAI is changing how Texas universities teach computer science as job market slows
By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune April 21, 2026 Anxiety is in the air at computer science programs on university campuses across Texas. Universities are incorporating artificial intelligence into education more every year, while admissions to computer science programs are down roughly 20% in Texas and nationally as hiring slows for software engineers. Students are…
Read More2026 LeTourneau University Spring Masterworks Concert
LeTourneau University’s 2026 Spring Masterworks Concert will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church at 906 Padon St. in Longview on Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Jim Taylor, Director of Fine Arts at LeTourneau, will direct the LeTourneau Singers and the Longview Civic Chorus and orchestra, with guest soloists soprano Leigh Latchford, tenor Jon Starling, and baritone Casey…
Read MoreKC to present Masterworks Concert April 28
Published: April 16, 2026 The Kilgore College Department of Music will present its annual Masterworks Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in Van Cliburn Auditorium. The performance will feature KC choirs and the KC Wind Symphony, highlighted by a presentation of A Silence Haunts Me by composer Jake Runestad. The concert is free and open to the…
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