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Texas is getting far less in federal money for broadband expansion than expected
By Colleen DeGuzman and Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune November 24, 2025 When the state announced that it’s set to receive $1.3 billion of federal funds to improve broadband access, rural Texans who have been waiting years for the money were disappointed. They were expecting three times the amount. Two years ago, $3.3 billion…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
November 24, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.63/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 2.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 3.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: It Is Well With My Soul
By Jim “Pappy” Moore Few spiritual songs affect me like this old church song does. Long before I knew the true story behind it, just singing it and hearing it sung captured my soul in song. The words and the way they are put together are captivating. Do you know why it was written by…
Read MoreUpshur Area Amateur Radio Club Supports “Faith Family Freedom” Foot Race with Critical Communications
Event Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025 GILMER, TX: The Upshur Area Amateur Radio Club (UAARC), a fully volunteer-run nonprofit organization, will serve the community by providing essential communications support during the upcoming Faith Family Freedom foot race on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Licensed amateur radio operators from UAARC and the local Amateur Radio Emergency Service…
Read MoreSupreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional map
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune November 21, 2025 Texas is back to using its 2025 congressional map, at least temporarily, after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito granted the state’s request to pause a court ruling that would have required using the lines legislators drew in 2021. The high court has not yet decided what…
Read MoreClayton Watkins Coaches Alongside the World’s Elite as Team USA Capture 164 ICO World Titles
In October, while Gilmer celebrated the Yamboree, across the Atlantic, Swansea, Wales became the center of the martial arts universe as athletes from around the globe descended upon the 2025 ICO World Championships—but it was Team USA that stole the show with an unforgettable, history-making performance. Across four days of intense competition, the United States…
Read MoreFederal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune November 18, 2025 Texas cannot use its new congressional map for the 2026 election and will instead need to stick with the lines passed in 2021, a three-judge panel ruled Tuesday. The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
November 17, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.58/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are unchanged versus a month ago and stand 1.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Children Need More & Better Guidance
By Jim “Pappy” Moore Children today are losing something we grew up with. Social intelligence. We played outside all the time. With other kids. We created our own entertainment. No parent set up “play dates” for us. Parents said “you kids go outside and play.” That also meant “don’t come back inside, slamming the screen…
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