BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont man has been found guilty of federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Darrell Joshua Bendy, 42, was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to possess and possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine following…

PLANO, Texas – Two north Texas men have been charged in relation to a plot that included invading an island off Haiti, murdering the men on the island, and using the women and children as sex slaves, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, of Allen, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20,…

Miller highlights impact of rural hospitals across the Lone Star State   AUSTIN – Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture’s State Office of Rural Health (SORH) recognize and celebrate National Rural Health Day, which also marks the second year of Rural Health Day in Texas. Partnering with the Texas…

Yulefest season is at hand. The official Christmas tree lighting will be held at the Gilmer Civic Center Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. Goudarzi and Young, LLC, is sponsoring the event. On Saturday, Nov. 29, the Reindeer Run will be held at 6:30 a.m. in front of the Gilmer Area Chamber of Commerce. Preparations…

TYLER, Texas – A Jacksonville convicted felon has been indicted and charged with federal firearms violations in connection with the shooting of a police officer in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Bobby Michael Dennis, 64, was named in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in…

Tierra Walker had reached her limit. In the weeks since she’d learned she was pregnant, the 37-year-old dental assistant had been wracked by unexplained seizures and mostly confined to a hospital cot. With soaring blood pressure and diabetes, she knew she was at high risk of developing preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication that could end her…

President Trump’s mass deportations and tariffs are making life unaffordable for millions of Americans. By Mitchell Zimmerman | November 20, 2025 In 2024, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that “a vote for Trump means your groceries will be cheaper.” He vowed that prices “will come down fast, with everything” starting “on Day One.” Unfortunately, prices are…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune November 20, 2025 BROWNSVILLE — A line of about 100 people snaked along the side of the city’s event center just before 9 a.m. in late October. Miguel Torres and his former co-worker, Diego Galvan, arrived at 6:30 a.m. to secure their spot at the front of the line. Inside…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune November 19, 2025 Earlier this year, after the Texas Legislature passed a new congressional map engineered to net five extra GOP seats, Republicans in Texas and across the country were triumphant. The first shot in a brewing redistricting arms race had been fired at the behest of President Donald…