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CITATION BY PUBLICATION HEIRSHIP- UNKNOWN HEIRS The State of Texas County of Upshur MATTHEW PATTON, IV, Applicant’s Attorney P.O. BOX 1110 GILMER, TEXAS 75644 TO ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS IN THE ESTATE OF: JOHN WESLEY CURINGTON, Deceased, 26-230-CCPR-00027 In the County Court of Upshur County, Texas KRISTY HINSON, Applicant, has filed in the County Court of…
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CAUSE NO. 26-230-DCCV-00052 MYRA LEA LAMBERT, § IN THE 115th JUDICIAL DISTRICT PLAINTIFF OF UPSHUR COUNTY, TEXAS VS. THE HEIRS OF MILDRED BISHOP, DECEASED, KENNETH R. FIELDEN, JERRY J. FIELDEN, AND BETTY J. MILLER, JESSIE VERNON BAILEY, § TODD WAYNE NEWTON, BENNITA MERRELL, RICHARD ALLEN BISHOP, BECKY EDWARDS, TIMOTHY BISHOP, AND THE HEIRS OF STACY…
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION- CIVIL SUITS CAUSE NO. 25-230-DCCV-00279 The State of Texas UPSHUR COUNTY PLAINTIFF’s Attorney OR PLAINTIFF SELF-LITIGANT NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday…
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION- CIVIL SUITS CAUSE NO. 25-230-DCCV-00234 The State of Texas UPSHUR COUNTY PLAINTIFF’s Attorney OR PLAINTIFF GOUDARZI & YOUNG 3522 FOURTH STREET LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75605 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued…
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Galatians 6: 9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” By Van Yandell Mother bought a pair of yard chairs in the 1950’s. Steel constructed with a curved one-piece leg assembly, those chairs were to be cherished for years to come. The…
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Texas execution scheduled for man convicted of killing common-law wife and child
By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune March 11, 2026 Cedric Ricks, who was convicted of capital murder in 2014 for stabbing his common-law wife and her 8-year-old son to death in their North Texas apartment, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening. In 2013, during an argument with Roxann Sanchez, Ricks stabbed her and her…
Read MoreTexas oil companies stand to profit from Iran war disruptions while consumers face higher gas prices
By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune March 11, 2026 The U.S.-Israel war with Iran means higher profits for Texas oil companies and higher costs for its consumers, according to Texas experts who are tracking suddenly-volatile energy markets. The average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas hit $3.21 Tuesday morning, up from $2.55…
Read More“Slowly killing us on the inside”: A family of 6 at Texas’ Dilley ICE detention center begs for freedom
By Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune March 11, 2026 “We have been here for nine months. I really miss playing with my toys and my watch,” wrote the 9-year-old. “Please get us out of here.” “I have seen with my own eyes, food that has mold in it. I even saw food with actual worms,”…
Read MoreGovernor blasts Corpus Christi leaders over looming water shortage, threatens a state takeover
By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune March 10, 2026 Gov. Greg Abbott criticized Corpus Christi leadership Tuesday over its looming water crisis and warned that if local leaders do not take immediate action, the state may need to intervene to ensure residents and businesses have enough. “Corpus Christi is a victim not because of lack…
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