Mexican national, illegally living in Collin County, indicted for unlawfully returning to the United States
SHERMAN, Texas – A Mexican national, illegally living in Collin County, has been charged with unlawfully returning to the United States, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Juan Carlos Peralta-Aguinaga, 37, was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas charging him with…
Read MoreMexican national, illegally living in Lamar County, indicted for unlawfully returning to the United States
SHERMAN, Texas – A Mexican national, illegally living in Lamar County, has been charged with unlawfully returning to the United States, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Fernando Castaneda-Hernandez, 48, was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas charging him with illegal…
Read More‘The Dogs are Curling Up Again’ gets a new marketing push this 2023
A Chilean refugee in search of her identity discovers her beautiful country of extremes and its shadowy politics BATH, England – Margaret H. Townley’s “The Dogs are Curling Up Again” (published by Balboa Press UK) — recipient of the 2023 BookFest Book Awards and 2023 Indies Today Award — is set for a new press campaign…
Read MoreWe found how stressed Americans are across work, life, finance and health – scored 1-50
A new survey shows that half of Americans are experiencing financial stress, alongside pressures from work and school. Research from health insurance comparison service iSelect reveals that money, work, and lifestyle challenges are among the leading sources of daily stress. The study surveyed more than 1,000 people across the United States to reveal what’s causing the most…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
December 15, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.41/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 18.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 8.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read More‘Tis the Season
SUNDAY December 14, 2025 {READ IN BROWSER} FEATURE Holidays in Greenville The holidays are in full swing at the Greenville Municipal Auditorium. On Friday, December 19, see The Nutcracker performed by Ballet Frontier with a cast of professional dancers, talented young students, dazzling costumes, and world-class choreography. On Saturday, December 20, see Echoes of Time…
Read MoreCowboys fall to Vikings
By Elwyn Henderson The 6-6-1 Dallas Cowboys, clinging to their very small hopes of making the 2025 NFL playoffs, hosted the 5-8 Minnesota Vikings Sunday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, knowing their only hope of getting into the postseason was to win out over their final four games and get some help. When the…
Read MoreTexas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune December 15, 2025 A senior Texas A&M University System official testing a new artificial intelligence tool this fall asked it to find how many courses discuss feminism at one of its regional universities. Each time she asked in a slightly different way, she got a different number. “Either the…
Read MoreIn North Texas, game of musical chairs culminates in primary between Democrats Colin Allred and Julie Johnson
By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune December 15, 2025 When Texas Republicans in the Legislature unveiled their proposed congressional map in July, the dilemma for North Texas Democrats was evident: there were three of them, and only two seats that remained within reach. U.S. Reps. Jasmine Crockett, Julie Johnson and Marc Veasey currently serve three…
Read MoreTrump’s pardon of Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar leaves local Republicans surprised and disappointed
By Marijke Friedman, The Texas Tribune December 15, 2025 Zapata County Republican Chairwoman Jennifer Thatcher was shocked when she learned earlier this month that President Donald Trump had pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar, freeing him from legal peril for the federal corruption charges he faced. By pardoning Cuellar, she said, Trump removed the Laredo Democrats’ main…
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