JIM “PAPPY” MOORE: A Grand Idea
By Jim “Pappy” Moore I have two granddaughters who are 11 and 14. They are both avid readers. They love to read books for entertainment. I am very happy about that and encourage it. I have a method I’ve invented to encourage their reading, and to add to their world knowledge. It began with my…
Read MoreFor-Profit Hospital Chain Never Put Aside Money for Malpractice Insurance to Compensate Injured Patients
The collapse of Prospect Medical, a for-profit hospital chain plundered by private equity and the company’s management, has generated a painful litany of woes. by Peter Elkind April 9, 2026, 5:00 am EDT Amid a debt-fueled acquisition spree that saw the small California company grow to 17 hospitals in six states, Prospect was repeatedly cited…
Read MoreAnniversary event honoring 1996 JUCO National Championship Baseball team planned for May 2nd
April 8, 2026 Northeast Texas Community College invites alumni, fans, and community members to save the date for Saturday, May 2, 2026, as the college honors the 30th anniversary of the 1996 JUCO National Championship Eagles Baseball team. The celebration will take place during a home doubleheader against Navarro College at Eagle Field, with first…
Read MoreNRCS Texas Announces a $4.4 Million Investment with the City of Burnet for Emergency Watershed Protection Program Recovery Buyouts
TEMPLE, April 9, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas announces an agreement with the City of Burnet for Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program Buyouts as part of recovery efforts from the historic Hill Country flooding event in July 2025. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation…
Read MoreOne completes Professional Driving Program
April 9, 2026 The Northeast Texas Community College Professional Driving Academy continues to grow and supply high-demand CDL drivers to the local area. One student recently graduated from the program. The four-week professional driving academy includes 160 hours of training and the cost includes the DOT physical, drug screen, MVR and CDL permit. Students spend…
Read MoreOp-Ed: OATHS OF OFFICE need Holy Books as an Anchor of fidelity
OATHS OF OFFICE need Holy Books as an Anchor of fidelity by JAMES A. MARPLES ********************************************************************** It seems like almost every couple of weeks, we read about corruption in one form or another. Society has shifted from “occasional fibs” to “outright lies” to “A.I. generated fakery” to “brazen untruths”. I’m a Texan, and…
Read MoreCommemorating the 190th Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto
HOUSTON, TX — Texans and history enthusiasts are invited to attend the official San Jacinto Day Ceremony marking the 190th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto — the decisive clash that secured Texas’ independence from Mexico. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, April 21, at 11 a.m. at the San Jacinto Monument, the…
Read MoreTexas House Democrats who walked out over congressional map fined over $8,000 each
By Kayla Guo and Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune April 10, 2026 Texas House Democrats who staged a walkout in August over a new congressional map gerrymandered in favor of Republicans will be charged over $8,000 apiece in penalties, a GOP-led panel decided Friday. Democrats avoided the Capitol for two weeks in August to protest…
Read MoreTexas Tech System leader cancels academic programs “centered on” sexual orientation, gender identity
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune April 10, 2026 Texas Tech University System’s chancellor on Friday ordered campuses to phase out academic programs “centered on” sexual orientation and gender identity — a dramatically expanded policy that also places limits on what can be researched and which faculty can be hired. Chancellor Brandon Creighton’s memo gives…
Read MorePortrayals of Islam and people of color dominate discussion in Texas’ social studies rewrite
By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune April 10, 2026 The Texas State Board of Education voted Friday to approve an early draft of the state’s new social studies plan, but not without clashes over the portrayal of Islam and the history of Black and Hispanic Americans. A Republican majority voted to approve the changes to…
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