TEXAS LOTTERY AND HOUSTON TEXANS TEAM UP WITH NEW SCRATCH TICKET GAME FOR 2026 FOOTBALL SEASON
Players get a shot at instant cash prizes of up to $100,000 and legendary second-chance experiences; 18-year alliance has contributed $68.2 million to Texas public education AUSTIN — Kicking off the 2026 football season, the Texas Lottery and the Houston Texans have unveiled their latest co-branded scratch ticket game alongside another one-of-a-kind lineup of fan-focused promotional second-chance drawings. Entering its…
Read MoreDrought Map for Upshur County
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Read MoreTexas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Atlanta District Roadwork Report for Week of August 23 – August 29
Bowie County Interstate 30 (I-30) – From Farm to Market road (FM) 989/Kings Highway to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Westbound lanes back to traditional, two-lane traffic pattern. Westbound entrance & exit ramps open. Traveling I-30 eastbound: Exit 217 to access Kings Highway & FM 2148. Lanes split. Exit 218 for local access east of Pecan…
Read MoreStrong Dove Population Numbers Anticipated as Hunters Fly Toward Opening Day
Dove Season Opens Statewide September 1 for the First Time in History AUSTIN – For a third year in a row, Texas received significant rain in the spring across most of the state, bolstering the previous year’s healthy dove populations. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologist’s estimate both mourning and white-winged doves are near…
Read MoreUT Tyler Presents Fall 2026 Art Show at Meadows Gallery
Public reception for “Selections from the Permanent Collection” will be Sept. 10 at gallery TYLER, Texas (August 21, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler Department of Art and Art History will present “Selections from the Permanent Collection” Aug. 24 – Oct. 30, at the UT Tyler Meadows Gallery, located in the R. Don…
Read MoreHonors Northeast seeks entries for Northeast Texas Poetry Contest
August 18, 2026 Pictured: Student Winners in 2025: Adam Richards, Johnathan Ventura, Stephanie Hernandez, and Yahir Garcia. By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director Honors Northeast, the honors program of Northeast Texas Community College announces a call for poems and images that can accent or enliven our sense of the surroundings, people, the culture, and/or the…
Read MoreMcAllister coauthors updated guide to Arkansas amphibians and reptiles
August 18, 2026 Dr. Chris McAllister, NTCC Biology professor, is a coauthor of the recently published second edition of The Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas. Published by the University of Arkansas Press in 2026, the book provides an updated look at the diverse amphibian and reptile species found throughout Arkansas. McAllister coauthored the book with…
Read MoreWhatley Center announces 2026-2027 “The Soundtrack of Our Lives” season lineup
August 18, 2026 Music has a way of marking the moments of our lives — the songs we grew up with, the artists we never forget and the melodies that can instantly take us back in time. The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College will celebrate those connections and more…
Read MoreNTCC celebrates August 2026 graduates
August 18, 2026 Northeast Texas Community College celebrated its Summer 2026 commencement on Friday, Aug. 14th at 7 p.m. in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Benjamin Gutierrez, Jr., an LVN graduate, gave the student welcome in both English and Spanish. Hailey Randall, who graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in English, delivered the…
Read MoreFederal JUDGE Issues $8.6 Million Verdict Against USPS for Distracted Driving
San Angelo, Texas—On Aug. 20, 2026, a federal court found the United States liable and orders a more than $8.6 million verdict to a mother and two teenage girls who were catastrophically injured when a United States Postal Service van ran through a rural intersection at a high speed and T-boned their vehicle. National Trial…
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