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EAST TEXAS, Texas (KLTV) – As a storm system rumbled through East Texas overnight Thursday into Friday, thousands of people lost their electricity. Read more: https://www.kltv.com/2023/06/16/1000s-customers-without-power-storms-plow-through-east-texas/

June 12, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 8.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.13/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 6.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 151.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore When I was growing up decades ago, I would hear adults say that something was “out of kilter.” Context proved it meant something out of whack, something not quite right. It could apply to a piece of equipment: “my lawn mower is a little out of kilter” might mean it was…

Stowe one of 10 Texas students chosen to receive FFA Association academic scholarship (AUSTIN) – May 30, 2023 – Every spring, the Texas FFA Association, Ford Motor Company and Texas Ford Dealers select 10 deserving students to join the Ford Leadership Scholars Program. The class of 2023 has now been announced including Mia Stowe of Gilmer’s…

By Karen Brooks Harper and Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune June 6, 2023 “Dan Patrick says Senate won’t budge on property tax relief — but there’s no House to negotiate with” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2          Number of   Injured: 2                 Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 6/3/2023 @ 12:55 P.M. County: Wood Location: FM 14 at Private Road 7816, 1 mile north of Hawkins, Texas Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph Vehicle 1: 2001 Ford Ranger Driver 1: Deceased Jaykob A. Dodd, male, 16 YOA of Hawkins, Texas. Seatbelt: Yes Pronounced By: JP Hettich, on scene    …

June 5, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 5.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.04/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 0.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 151.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore They love to talk about all the people dying from “gun violence,” but they seldom acknowledge that over 60% of those deaths are actually suicides. If people in America had the freedom to take their own life peaceably, those numbers would disappear. Including such numbers in the “gun violence” dogma is willful…

By Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune June 2, 2023 “With no deal on property taxes in sight, Abbott hints at multiple special sessions” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for…