Texas Rangers and the San Bruno, CA Police Department ask the public for assistance with a 1981 cold case
North Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety, Ranger Division, working in conjunction with the San Bruno Police Department (CA), is seeking the public’s help in identifying any outstanding leads stemming from a 1981 cold case. In 1981, officers responded to Buckeye Park after the remains of an unidentified infant were found. Despite…
Read MoreTexas State Technical College looks to voters to fund upgrades for old buildings and tools
By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune October 20, 2025 WACO — The students training to go into construction can feel the classroom floor dip under their steel-toed shoes. The carpet sits on an incline — it has been stretched thin over a metal drain pipe, a relic from when the facility had a different life. …
Read MoreWHO WAS NAOMI?
Ruth 1: 2 “And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.” By Van Yandell Several characters in the Bible that played a vital…
Read MorePlan to pump billions of gallons of water from East Texas appears on hold
By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune October 21, 2025 LUFKIN — An East Texas groundwater conservation district is negotiating a legal path that would pause a plan to pump billions of gallons of water out of the region. The Neches & Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District is allowing its lawyers to settle a lawsuit with…
Read MoreTribCast: The Hunt is on in the GOP Senate primary
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune October 21, 2025 In this week’s episode of The Texas Tribune’s political podcast, Matthew and Eleanor are joined by Tribune D.C. reporter Gabby Birenbaum and radio host Chad Hasty to unpack the three candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for Senate in 2026. Watch the video above, or…
Read MoreOPINION: TRUMP’S TARIFFS ARE A WIN FOR RURAL AMERICA
An Editorial by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller If anyone still doubts that the Trump administration is serious about standing up for America’s farmers and ranchers, the latest round of agricultural tariffs should put those doubts to rest. For far too long, our producers have been treated as bargaining chips in a global…
Read MoreLeague of Women Voters of Texas Expands Voter Guide Distribution Ahead of 2025 Constitutional Amendment Election
AUSTIN, TX — The League of Women Voters of Texas is proud to announce a significant increase in the distribution of their nonpartisan Voters Guides for the 2025 election cycle. This year, they distributed 98,466 copies, a substantial rise from 72,660 copies in 2023. This growth underscores their ongoing commitment to providing Texans with accurate, unbiased information to…
Read MoreBowling for Soup to headline Green Street Monster Fest this Saturday
BAND-SCHEDULE-FINAL-FINAL-2025 LONGVIEW, Texas — The Green Street Monster Fest (GSMF) will bring major pop-punk energy to downtown Longview this weekend, with Bowling for Soup headlining the second annual festival Saturday, Oct. 25. This year’s event also celebrates East Texas talent, featuring Longview native Sunny Sweeney, White Oak’s Taylor Muse and his band Quiet Company, and Marshall blues-rock artist Wes Jeans, along with Rock Bottom…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Association Urges Texans to Vote ‘Yes on 14’ and Fight Dementia
Early Voting Starts Today in Texas, Election Day is November 4 [AUSTIN] October 20, 2025 — Early voting begins today, giving Texans their first chance to support making the state a national leader in dementia prevention and research. Texas Proposition 14, if approved, would fund the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT). A “Yes”…
Read MoreSAU Professor embarks on leadership journey with LeadAR
MAGNOLIA, AR (10/21/2025) Dr. Amber Overholser, director of the master of public administration program, returned from a National Study Tour of Washington D.C. as a member of LeadAR’s 21st cohort, bringing the latest in agriculture policy and advocacy to SAU students. Overholser applied for LeadAR looking for a new challenge that was relevant to the…
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