Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE OF BID Region 7 ESC is soliciting bids on behalf of 158 education entities & seven education service centers in the Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative. Bids are solicited for the following: Bid Category/Bid Submission Time Cntl Commodity Processing/Jan 6, 2026, 2:00 pm Health Supplies-Jan 29, 2026, 1:30 PM Athletic Trainer/Fieldhouse Equip. & Supplies-Feb…
Read MorePublic Notice
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS BUYING PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRITCHETT WATER SUPPLY CORP. Pritchett Water Supply Corp. understands that property is sometimes sold with the representation that water is available to the property from the PWSC System. Such is not always the case, and the PWSC urges any prospective buyer to verify with…
Read MorePublic Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of SHIRLEY ANN INSALL TAYLOR, Deceased, were issued on November 3, 2025, in Cause No. 25-230-CCPR-00093, pending in the County Court of Upshur County, Texas, to: SONDRA BETH TAYLOR AUSTIN. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being…
Read MorePublic Notice
CITATION BY PUBLICATION HEIRSHIP- UNKNOWN HEIRS The State of Texas County of Upshur RICHARD LOTTMANN, APPLICANT’S ATTORNEY 3805 OLD BULLARD ROAD TYLER, TEXAS 75701 TO ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS IN THE ESTATE OF: WILLIAM CHARLES TUCKER, Deceased, 25-230-CCPR-00121 In the County Court of Upshur County, Texas LAUREN MAE REED, Applicant, filed in the County Court of…
Read MorePublic Notice
CITATION BY PUBLICATION HEIRSHIP- UNKNOWN HEIRS The State of Texas County of Upshur DWIGHT ALLEN BRANNON, Applicant’s Attorney P.O. BOX 670 GILMER, TEXAS 75644 TO ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS IN THE ESTATE OF: JIMMY MORRIS COULTER, Deceased, 25-230-CCPR-00122 In the County Court of Upshur County, Texas JIMMY M COULTER, JR., Applicant, filed in the County Court…
Read MoreEven as SNAP Resumes, New Work Rules Threaten Access for Years To Come
By Renuka Rayasam and Katheryn Houghton and Samantha Liss December 3, 2025 Alejandro Santillan-Garcia is worried he’s going to lose the aid that helps him buy food. The 20-year-old Austin resident qualified for federal food benefits last year because he aged out of the Texas foster care system, which he entered as an infant. The…
Read MoreHenry Cuellar faces scant opposition in South Texas Democratic primary
By Marijke Friedman, The Texas Tribune December 3, 2025 Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect President Donald Trump’s pardon of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, which was announced shortly after this article was published. In 2022, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar narrowly defeated a progressive challenger after the FBI raided his home and office…
Read MoreKerr County was among dozens of Texas communities to turn down state flood money, saying it wasn’t enough
By Lexi Churchill and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune December 3, 2025 This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. Three weeks after flash floods in Texas’…
Read MoreETCOG Happenings – December 2025
$3.1 Million in Criminal Justice Grants Approved for East Texas ETCOG has announced more than $3.1 million in criminal justice grants awarded to local governments and nonprofit organizations through the Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office. The grants focus on programs that help victims recover, prevent juvenile delinquency, address violence against women, and support…
Read MoreOp-Ed: LOVE GIVES, LUST TAKES
Romans 5: 8 “God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” By Van Yandell Advice we occasionally hear given to young people is, “Don’t confuse love with lust.” Lust is usually associated with sexual desires. Our physical bodies cause us to do many things we later…
Read More