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November 14, 2025 Gilmer, Texas – Tefteller Law, PLLC has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Travis County, Texas in  connection with the devastating floods that swept over Camp Mystic during the early morning hours of July  4, 2025 and drowned 8-year old Eloise “Lulu” Peck. 27 girls from Camp Mystic perished in those horrifying …

By Terri Langford and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune November 12, 2025 Of all the topics 55-year-old Groves resident Theresa Hebert has discussed on her TikTok account @foolish_mortal999 over the past five years, nothing has brought in new viewers like her recent anxiety over expected Affordable Care Act health insurance price hikes. Not even her…

By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune November 10, 2025 A Dallas-area company seeking to install 43 high-capacity water wells in East Texas is suing the local groundwater conservation district for holding up the process. The proposed project — backed by Conservation Equity Management and its CEO Kyle Bass — drew the ire of East Texans…

November 10, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 9.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.57/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 8.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 2.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore   The United States lost around 58,000 military personnel in the Vietnam War. That is the official death toll, but there have been deaths and serious illnesses and conditions which plague Vietnam Veterans even today. The death toll increases annually.   Agent Orange was used in Vietnam to defoliate areas so…