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CITATION BY PUBLICATION- CIVIL SUITS CAUSE NO. 25-230-DCCV-00343 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…
Read MoreUSPS postmark rule change
The USPS recently changed its postmark rule (effective Dec. 24, 2025), meaning machine-applied postmarks now show the date mail is first processed at a regional facility, not when you drop it off, potentially delaying the stamped date by days. This impacts time-sensitive items like tax returns, payments, and ballots, making them seem late, so you…
Read MoreBlamed for the nation’s historic measles outbreak, West Texas Mennonites have hardened their views on vaccines
By Lindsey Byman and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune December 17, 2025 SEMINOLE — When Anita Froese’s middle daughter came down with fatigue, body aches and the tell-tale sign of measles — strawberry-colored spots splattered across her skin — she waited it out. Two days later, her son developed the same symptoms. After a week,…
Read MoreDallas County Republicans abandon plan to hand-count ballots in March primary
By Votebeat, The Texas Tribune December 30, 2025 This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletters here. DALLAS — After months of laying the groundwork to hand-count thousands of ballots in the March 3 primary, the Dallas County Republican Party…
Read MoreAustin police officer Christopher Taylor acquitted in 2019 shooting by appeals court
By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune December 30, 2025 An appeals court has overturned the conviction of Austin police officer Christopher Taylor in a fatal shooting in downtown Austin in 2019, and in a rare move, acquitted Taylor. Taylor’s lawyer announced the acquittal on social media late Tuesday. Taylor was convicted of deadly conduct by…
Read MoreTexas appeals court says AG Ken Paxton can’t require counties to hand over case data
By Ayden Runnels and Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune May 16, 2025 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton does not have the authority to enforce a new rule that would compel district attorneys in the state’s most populous areas to share prosecutorial data with the state’s top lawyer, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The…
Read MoreRead the new JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026 County Line eEdition!
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026 eEDITION Open or download the entire PDF to read at your leisure. COUNTY LINE WEBSITE Read articles on the home page and throughout the site. Find 300 images and information on the best of the region in the book Upper East Side of Texas, Small Towns & Cultural Districts, a beautiful coffee table…
Read MoreWHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU?
Jeremiah 1: 5 “ Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou came forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” By Van Yandell From the time we enter school, we have been taught individuality. No two of us are alike. We…
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