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Roberts & Roberts Law Firm Offers Free Rides Home to Prevent Drunk Driving 

Free-Rides Campaign Serves 14 East Texas Counties  Tyler, Texas (December 5, 2025): Roberts & Roberts Law Firm is offering free rides home this  holiday season to help keep East Texas roads safer and reduce impaired driving. The firm’s annual  campaign, “The Ride is on Us,” provides no-cost rides across a 14-county service area during one …

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CHRISTUS Health reaffirms commitment to patient safety, access to health care

(EAST TEXAS) – As 2025 ends, CHRISTUS Health is reaffirming its commitment to patient safety and access across all hospitals, clinics, and care settings, underscoring its responsibility to the patients, families and communities who rely on its care every day. CHRISTUS Health is guided by the aspirational goal of zero preventable harm, while recognizing that…

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Texas Expands Electrician Reciprocity with Arkansas to Support Skilled Workforce and Economic Growth

December 30. 2025 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing as part of its ongoing efforts to respond to growing industry workforce needs. This agreement will allow licensed master electricians to work in either state without obtaining an…

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Texas 2025: The stories that mattered most to readers

By Matt Adams, The Texas Tribune December 30, 2025 This year, Texans turned their attention to what 17 constitutional propositions meant, the rise of one of the country’s fastest-growing cities and a controversial plan to move billions of gallons of groundwater across the state. One of the most closely watched issues was a proposed THC…

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Airman Accounted for from Vietnam War

Dec. 29, 2025   WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James H. Calfee, 36, of Boling, Texas, who was killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for Aug. 8, 2025.   Calfee’s family recently received their full briefing on his identification, therefore, additional details on his identification can…

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Texas to receive $281 million in federal funds for rural health care

By Colleen DeGuzman and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune December 29, 2025 Texas will be receiving the biggest slice of the federal government’s first rollout of a $50 billion fund created to fortify rural health care across the country.  On Monday, the Trump administration announced how it plans to allot billions of dollars to states…

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Op-Ed: A New Year filled with faith and determination

By Dr. Billy Holland A brand-new year is here, and I’m excited to see what the Lord has for us! Keeping Christ at the center of our thoughts takes a great deal of discipline and determination, but so does everything else we really care about. We often hear people discussing their resolutions, which are serious…

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The Best Days and Times to Buy Groceries This Christmas, According to Dynamic Pricing Experts 

As the holiday season approaches, shoppers are looking for ways to stretch their grocery budgets. A new analysis by Decodo reveals the best days and times to shop online for fresh produce this December to get the lowest prices.   Decodo analyzed over 785,000 prices from 37 major U.S. retailers throughout 2025, now with a focus on fresh fruits and vegetables. The study…

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America250 Seeks Veterans’ Stories to Honor Texas Veterans

AUSTIN, TX – AUSTIN, TX – In 2026, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. A significant part of those 250 years includes military service and veteran contributions to their communities after service. To honor and include Texas veterans in the America250 commemorations ( https://www.texasamerica250.com/ ), the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) is…

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