Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 7.5 percent more than in December 2024. These allocations are based on sales made in October by businesses that report tax monthly. Recipient Dec. 2025 Allocations Change…
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JIM “PAPPY” MOORE: The Tipping Point
By Jim “Pappy” Moore The Christmas Season is here. Giving is something we often take pride in. We know the joy of giving to others. When we were kids we mainly thought about what we were going to get. I do remember taking pride in being able to save up a little money and buy my…
Read MoreAuthorities Capture Top Sex Offender in Conroe
AUSTIN – A Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender is back in custody following his recent arrest. Authorities captured Marvin Bowden in Conroe on Dec. 10. A Crime Stoppers reward will not be paid. Marvin Rayshun Bowden, 39, was taken into custody at an apartment complex last week after DPS Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Special…
Read MoreNew release ‘Christ the Judge of the Seven Churches’ presents a bold, clear-eyed study of Revelation 1–3, calls today’s churches to remember, repent and return
David Moldenhauer provides down-to-earth explanations of Christ’s messages to the seven churches of Asia Minor GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Longtime Bible teacher and now published author David Moldenhauer announces the release of “Christ the Judge of the Seven Churches: Revelation 1–3” (published by WestBow Press), a thoughtful, verse-by-verse study of one of Scripture’s most…
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Making Waves To Protect the Gulf We’re thrilled to kick off Making Waves, a major new EPA-funded initiative to protect and restore the Texas Gulf Coast! This three-year project combines research, education, and community engagement to see how environmental messages can inspire real action against litter and plastic pollution in our waterways. Right now, we’re…
Read MoreAfter Series of Denials, His Insurer Approved Doctor-Recommended Cancer Care. It Was Too Late.
By Lauren Sausser November 21, 2025 For nearly three years, Eric Tennant endured chemotherapy infusions, rounds of radiation, biopsies, and hospitalizations that left him weak and depleted. “It’s good to be home,” he said after one hospital stay in early June, “yet I’m tired and ready to get on with things.” In 2023, Tennant, of…
Read MoreMcPHERSON COLLEGE ANNOUNCES FALL 2025 HONOR ROLL, HONORABLE MENTION
McPHERSON, Kan. (December 19, 2025) – McPherson College, a four-year private college located in central Kansas, recognizes its highest academic achievers in its fall 2025 Honor Roll and Honorable Mention. Students must be enrolled full-time and earn a grade point average of 3.55 or higher during the last term to qualify for the honor roll.…
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Author Reflects On Turbulent Ride In 2025 For Trump’s Second Term
As 2025 comes to an end, what should America be thinking after Donald Trump’s first new year in the White House again? Will he be viewed favorably as the affordability and peace president or for sending the military into cities across the country, the tariffs, and unleashing masked ICE agents on immigrants? One political expert and…
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