By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025 Former U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige, who helped launch the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, died Tuesday morning, according to his family. Paige was 92.  The controversial education policy that largely defined former President George W. Bush’s administration under Paige’s leadership scaled up the…

BEAUMONT, Texas –A Shreveport, Louisiana man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Santana Deangelo Powell, 33, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime…

LONGVIEW, TX — Northeast Texas Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce the grand re-opening of its refreshed Habitat ReStore located at 907 McCann Road on Friday and Saturday, December 12-13, 2025. The community is invited to preview the brand-new inventory and enjoy fun activities for all ages. Shoppers will also have the chance to meet our new ReStore Manager,…

DALLAS, TEXAS—A new book by researchers Phil Guarnieri and Richard L Range, David Crockett Went Down Fighting: How We Know It, has received the prestigious 2025 Best Indie Book Award for the category of Best Non-Fiction: American History. David Crockett Went Down Fighting tackles the most famous and controversial cold case mystery in Texas history: Did David Crockett die…

PLANO, Texas –A Mexican national illegally living in Dallas has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Tomas Perez-Guerrero, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison by U.S.…

Texas Wine Country Secures New Global Recognition AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today congratulated William Chris Vineyards of Hye, Texas, for ranking 31st on the annual World’s Best Vineyards list, placing them among the most celebrated wine destinations on earth and making them the first Texas winery to ever achieve this honor. “This is…

The following statement may be attributed to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller: “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, the United States and Israel have finalized a sweeping agricultural trade agreement aimed at cutting food prices, boosting imports, and strengthening Israel’s ability to get its products back into global markets. This agreement recognizes something I have said…

As the holiday season approaches, the energy experts at Compare the Market wanted to reveal the true cost of Christmas energy consumption in a very special town, Whoville, the whimsical town from Dr Seuss’s stories. With festive lights twinkling and trees sparkling, we wanted to calculate just how much it would cost to run Whoville’s electrifying celebrations if the town…

By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune December 8, 2025 Former Texas Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff died Monday in Mount Pleasant. He was 89. Ratliff died in his home surrounded by his family, according to an obituary. Ratliff, an engineer, first entered the Texas Senate in 1989 and served northeast Texas for 15 years. Fellow senators…