New Diana cancels classes for Tuesday January 27th
The New Diana ISD is cancelling classes for Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. District Administrators will monitor road conditions and send a message if a delayed start on Wednesday is needed. Stay safe & warm. New Diana ISD
Read MoreCenterPoint Energy: Cold weather reminder — let’s do our part and conserve natural gas use
With freezing temperatures upon us, please help conserve natural gas usage As extremely cold temperatures continue across Texas, CenterPoint Energy is seeing significantly higher natural gas use as customers work to stay warm. We are closely monitoring system conditions and ask customers where possible to conserve energy, especially natural gas, to help reduce demand during…
Read MoreTexas winter storm updates: Sunday brings extreme cold and local power outages
By Texas Tribune Staff, Colleen DeGuzman, Ayden Runnels, Alex Nguyen, Berenice Garcia and Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune January 24, 2026 While wintry precipitation exits Texas, freezing temperatures will continue Monday over much of the state. The severe weather has triggered hundreds of flight cancellations in Texas and many school districts are closed Monday. While…
Read MoreURECC OFFICE CLOSED
URECC OFFICE CLOSED Dear Member,Out of an abundance of caution, URECC offices will remain closed on Monday, January 26, 2026. The safety of our members and employees is our top priority. Essential staff will be working remotely to respond to outages if needed, and our crews are on standby to assist. To report an…
Read MoreLand Commissioner Buckingham Announces the GLO Map Book, Texas Takes Shape, Earns Presidio La Bahia Award Recognition
AUSTIN— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to announce the Texas General Land Office (GLO) book, Texas Takes Shape: A History of Maps from the General Land Office (University of Texas Press, 2025) was awarded second place for the Presidio La Bahía Award by the Sons of the Republic of Texas (SRT). The…
Read MoreIt’s not everyday you get to go sledding in your front yard in East Texas!
It’s not everyday you get to go sledding in your front yard in East Texas! Thank you to Ashleigh Brashear in Lindale for the video. To see more photos and videos from across East Texas and to submit your own, click here: https://t.co/tVUvPXOTQH pic.twitter.com/kuYD2eRCQy — KLTV 7 (@KLTV7) January 25, 2026
Read MoreCurrent outages
Upshur County, Texas – 1,268 out of 24,356 tracked meters (5.21%) are without power in Upshur County, Texas. Visit link for breakdown by utility – https://findenergy.com/tx/upshur-county-electricity/power-outage/ States: None Counties: Upshur County, TX (5000 or 5%) Utilities: None About FindEnergy.com and Our Data FindEnergy.com is an independent organization with no utility or consumer advocacy influence. You…
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Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
January 26, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 4.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.40/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 5.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 26.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read MoreSick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans
By Susan Jaffe January 26, 2026 Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he’s had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from the insurer Humana. But two years ago, he heard about Peak Health, a new Advantage plan started by the West Virginia University Health System, where his…
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