COMMISSIONER SID MILLER BRINGS TEXAS AGRICULTURE TO HOMES ACROSS AMERICA WITH NEW TV SHOW, TEXAS OUR TEXAS
New series connects rural and urban America through engaging and informative features of Texas Agriculture AUSTIN, TX – After 13 remarkable seasons, Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture are thrilled to unveil the rebranding of Texas Agriculture Matters. The new, improved, and even more engaging national TV show, Texas Our Texas,…
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September is National Firefighter Month
September is National Firefighter Month. In honor of that; on September 12th, the Gilmer ISD CUTX SMART Branch made a stop at the Gilmer Fire Station to fill up their refrigerator and show our appreciation for all their hard work and protection.
Read MoreMontana man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for engaging in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy
TYLER, Texas – A Montana man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Randall V. Rule, 73, formerly of Kalispell, Montana, was found guilty by a jury of money laundering conspiracy,…
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Health Care Cuts Threaten Homegrown Solutions to Rural Doctor Shortages
By Bernard J. Wolfson September 18, 2025 CHICO, Calif. — Olivia Owlett chose to do her primary care residency in this Northern California college town largely because it faces many of the same health care challenges she grew up with. Owlett is one of four residents in the inaugural class of a three-year family medicine…
Read MoreBill making ivermectin an over-the-counter drug signed by Gov. Greg Abbott
By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Aug. 27, 2025 “Bill making ivermectin an over-the-counter drug signed by Gov. Greg Abbott” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The…
Read MoreStudents and professors defend Texas A&M President Mark Welsh amid calls for his ousting
By Nicholas Gutteridge, The Texas Tribune Sept. 17, 2025 “Students and professors defend Texas A&M President Mark Welsh amid calls for his ousting” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for…
Read MoreTexas cities, counties pinch pennies amid slowing economy
By Joshua Fechter, Berenice Garcia, Jess Huff, Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune Sept. 18, 2025 “Texas cities, counties pinch pennies amid slowing economy” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…
Read MoreOP-ED: WAS THE UNABOMBER RIGHT ABOUT LIBERALS?
By Paul F. Petrick In the early days of the internet, there was an online quiz that juxtaposed passages from Industrial Society and Its Future (1995) aka the Unabomber Manifesto by Ted Kaczynski, the eponymous “Unabomber,” and Earth in the Balance (1992) by Al Gore. Quiz-takers were invited to guess the authorship of each passage. It was…
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