Embassy Suites by Hilton, Denton Convention Center 3100 Town Centre Trail, Pioneer 1-2 Ballroom 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This free seminar organized by the nonprofit Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas in cooperation with the Texas Attorney General’s Office and the Texas Press Association will take place at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Denton…

By Rahul Sreenivasan Within the next two years, teachers statewide are in line to get a pay raise and a significant expansion in merit-based compensation for both teachers and principals.  Wildfire response crews may be outfitted with the equipment they need ahead to protect their communities. A Texas town could be closer to a plan…

PUBLIC NOTICE Regular Board Meeting 06.16.2025

By Lauren Sausser June 16, 2025 BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year with stage 4 cancer. Two years later, grueling rounds of chemotherapy…

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune, Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico, and Yuriko Schumacher, The Texas Tribune, Photos by Justin Hamel, The Texas Tribune June 16, 2025 “After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit,…

By Texas Tribune Photo Team, The Texas Tribune June 15, 2025 “Photos: “No Kings” protests across Texas” 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 Texas Tribune’s daily…

New book follows a lonely, orphaned mouse as he searches for warmth, family and a place to call home HUNTINGTON, Ind. – Ashton Purcell steps into the world of children’s literature just in time for the holiday season with “A Christmas Wish” (published by AuthorHouse).   Set against the backdrop of a snowy winter night,…

June 16, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.70/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 10.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 25.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

Dallas, TX – June 16, 2025 – Anticimex, a global leader in pest control, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Safe Haven Pest Control, a third-generation pest control company established in 1955, based in Garland, Texas. Included in this acquisition is Abby’s Pest & Termite Services based in Cleburne, TX. Additionally, they are equally pleased…

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 6.1 percent more than in June 2024. These allocations are based on sales made in April by businesses that report tax monthly. Local Sales Tax Allocations –…