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Upshur County Sheriff’s Office 10h  · On April 23,2026, the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office responded to Union Hill ISD campus for an incident involving threatening statements made by a student. Due to the serious nature of the threats and the impact on the school community, the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office was immediately notified. The student…

April 20, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 16.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.61/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 0.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 96.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore   Stay with me. This is worth the trip.   What is the most annoying part of going to see a doctor?   For me it is never knowing how long you’re going to wait in that waiting area with perhaps dozens of others all waiting to see your doctor.  …

By Jim “Pappy” Moore I have two granddaughters who are 11 and 14. They are both avid readers. They love to read books for entertainment. I am very happy about that and encourage it. I have a method I’ve invented to encourage their reading, and to add to their world knowledge. It began with my…

By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune April 9, 2026 ODESSA — Texas produced nearly half of all U.S. oil last year despite having drilled fewer new oil wells in 2025, a trend that analysts and industry groups said is possible due to the state’s geological makeup, a network of pipelines and transportation, and the…

By Paul Cobler and Apurva Mahajan, The Texas Tribune April 8, 2026 Texas will lose out on at least $3.1 billion in sales tax revenue over the next two years thanks to an exemption for the state’s booming data center industry, according to the comptroller’s office. That figure is likely a vast underestimate given the…

April 6, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 24.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.80/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 72.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 95.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore In the 1960s couples were expected to be married to have children. Sometimes an unmarried couple would discover they were going to be parents, and that usually meant “having to get married.” They didn’t HAVE to get married, but they were expected by society to get married. Children being born “out…

By Jess Huff and Apurva Mahajan, The Texas Tribune April 2, 2026 TYLER — It was 5 p.m. on a Tuesday, and dozens of children had flocked to Bergfeld Park with their parents to get their wiggles out on the jungle gym and swings. Kingston Gallegos, 5, dropped his mom’s hand to start a game…

March 30, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.56/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 100.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 86.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…