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Tropical Storm Beryl updates: Millions without power as storm moves from Houston to East Texas
By Pooja Salhotra, Stephen Simpson, Alejandra Martinez and Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2024 “Tropical Storm Beryl updates: Millions without power as storm moves from Houston to East Texas” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: The Presidency Under Siege
By Jim “Pappy” Moore The most serious misconduct of the Biden administration has been orchestrating the heinous attack on his chief political opponents in the form of criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits, all of which have arisen in Democrat strongholds, with Democrat prosecutors acting as partisans. House Democrats impeached President Trump twice, and both times…
Read MoreActing Governor Dan Patrick Adds 81 Texas Counties to Hurricane Beryl Disaster Declaration
Urges Final Preparations Before Storm Impacts AUSTIN – Acting Governor Dan Patrick today urged Texans to make final preparations and announced that he has added 81 counties to the state’s Hurricane Beryl Disaster Declaration as storm forecasts have shifted the expected landfall north and east of previous projections. This brings the total number of Texas counties included in…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Courtroom Shenanigans
By Jim “Pappy” Moore With so many important cases in the news, it might be good to think about some of the funny things that can happen in trial. While trying cases and otherwise appearing in court is serious business, one should seldom pass up an opportunity to have a humorous moment. Years ago, an…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Biden’s Epitaph “I Know it was You, Fredo!”
By Jim “Pappy” Moore The end of the Joe Biden Era came on a summer night in a debate hosted by his longtime supporters at CNN. June 27, 2024 will long be remembered as the night Joe Biden stuck his presidency in the ditch by mumbling his way incoherently through one bad answer after another. …
Read MoreKatie Henson wins race to become 87th East Texas Yamboree Queen
Video: Yamboree Queen announcement
Oil museum will feature ‘REEL Oil: Hollywood’s Oil Boom of the 1940s and 1950s’ exhibit debuting July 2
Published: June 26, 2024 The exhibit will allow visitors to dive into the golden age of cinema and explore the fascinating world of oil as portrayed in classic films. “Through the artwork and promotional materials created for the films, visitors to the museum can discover how Hollywood captured the excitement and drama of the oil…
Read MoreLatest UT Tyler Poll Reveals Voters’ Opinions Leading Up to 2024 Presidential Debate
Poll Percentages by Survey Item Border security, economy among top issues with Texas voters polled TYLER, Texas (June 26, 2024) – Ahead of a televised debate this week, former President Donald Trump holds an 8% advantage with a sample of registered Texas voters when voters consider candidates on the ballot, according to the latest survey…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
June 24, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 7.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.03/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 8.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 18.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
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