Texas Republicans are redefining higher ed. It’s creating confusion about free speech on campuses.
By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune October 23, 2025 At colleges across Texas last month, a series of viral campus videos, abrupt professor firings, confusing teaching restrictions and sudden course audits came in such rapid-fire succession that before the fallout was over at one public university, another scandal was upending norms at a school…
Read MoreUT Health East Texas Physicians Welcomes Edilisa Ong, MD, to Tyler
Tyler, Texas (October 22, 2025) — UT Health East Texas Physicians is expanding pediatric services in Tyler with the addition of Edilisa Ong, MD. “I provide comprehensive medical care that focuses on a child’s physical, emotional and mental well-being. Every patient is unique, and I strive to guide families with compassion, understanding and the…
Read MoreCowboys defeat Commanders
By Elwyn Henderson The 2-3-1 Dallas Cowboys hosted the 3-3 Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Sunday with both teams desperately needing a win to remain in the NFC East race. The Philadelphia Eagles lead the division with a 5-2 record after their 28-22 win on the road in Minnesota against the Vikings Sunday…
Read MoreWho Would Jesus Bomb? The Gospel According to the Military-Industrial Complex
John Whitehead’s Commentary John & Nisha Whitehead October 22, 2025 “Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.”—Thomas Jefferson For a man supposedly intent on winning a Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump spends an extraordinary amount of time waging war, threatening to wage war, and fantasizing about waging war. Notwithstanding his dubious claims about having ended “seven…
Read MoreTCEQ approves fines totaling $979,088
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $788,363 against 25 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: five air quality, two industrial wastewater discharges, four multi-media, one municipal solid waste, five municipal wastewater discharges, one petroleum storage tank, four public water…
Read MoreNatives, Pollinators and Shade Gardening Featured at SFA Garden Lecture
Nacogdoches—SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7:00 pm on November 13 in the Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet Street, Nacogdoches. Heidi Sheesley, owner of Treesearch Farms in Houston, will present “Natives, Pollinators and Shade Gardening” and share decades of experience…
Read MoreFatal Crash on Dallas North Tollway
PLANO – On October 21, 2025, at 6:30 am, Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a four-vehicle crash on the northbound lanes of Dallas North Tollway near Spring Creek Pkwy. A preliminary investigation indicated that an 18-wheeler was traveling northbound when the driver made an unsafe lane change and struck a Honda…
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NOTICE OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SPECIAL ELECTION (AVISO DE ELECCION ESPECIAL-ENMIEND CONSTITUCIONAL) To the registered voters of the County of Upshur, Texas: (a los votantes registrados del Condado de Upshur, Texas:) Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on November 4, 2025 for voting…
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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Draft Recreational Use Recommendation for Lilly Creek (0409A) in the Cypress River Basin The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has made available for public comment the Draft Recreational Use Recommendation for Lilly Creek (0409A) within Upshur and Camp counties in the Cypress River Basin. This draft recommendation is…
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