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Lone Star Literary Life: Our biggest summer reading celebration yet
Summer reading season is almost here, and we’re thrilled to share that the 2026 Lone Star Literary Life Summer Reads Catalog will officially premiere on June 9. From the Gulf Coast to the Hill Country to the Panhandle, this catalog celebrates the books, bookstores, publishers, and literary voices that make Texas such a vibrant…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Be Nice. Be Friendly. Answer Questions. Produce Documents.
By Jim “Pappy” Moore I probably enjoy more than I should watching obnoxious drivers get what’s coming to them when they are rude, nasty, mean, obnoxious, and resistant to Law Enforcement Officers doing their job. Online you can watch videos from LEO’s body cameras which tell the whole story in 3 to 15 minutes. These…
Read MoreTDLR Issues Emergency Order Against Harvard Massage Institute Inc and American Massage Academy Inc in Plano, Revokes Licenses
May 22, 2026 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has issued an emergency order to immediately halt operations of Harvard Massage Institute Inc and American Massage Academy Inc in Plano and revoke the schools’ massage school licenses. The order also revokes the Massage Therapist and Massage Therapist Instructor licenses of the…
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Encourages Texans to Attend Memorial Day Ceremonies At Texas State Veterans Cemeteries
Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Texans to Attend Memorial Day Ceremonies At Texas State Veterans Cemeteries AUSTIN, Texas — Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is encouraging all Texans to honor our military heroes who have sacrificed everything in the name of freedom this Memorial Day at one of our Texas State…
Read MoreTDLR Issues Emergency Order Against Harvard Massage Institute Inc and American Massage Academy Inc in Plano, Revokes Licenses
May 22, 2026 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has issued an emergency order to immediately halt operations of Harvard Massage Institute Inc and American Massage Academy Inc in Plano and revoke the schools’ massage school licenses. The order also revokes the Massage Therapist and Massage Therapist Instructor licenses of the…
Read MoreIllegal alien with multiple felony convictions, indicted for returning to the United States after being previously deported
TYLER, Texas – A Mexican national has been charged with unlawfully returning to the United States, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Julio Zamudio-Ramirez, 33, was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury this week in the Eastern District of Texas charging him with illegal reentry by…
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Market Report Winnsboro Livestock 5-22-26
Shannon Davis Winnsboro Livestock & Dairy Auction P.O. Box 1100 1406 State Hwy 11 East Winnsboro, TX 75494 903-365-2201 Winnsboro Livestock & Dairy Auction Releases May 22 Market Report WINNSBORO — The Winnsboro Livestock Commission has released its weekly market report for the auction held on Friday, May 22, 2026. A total of 388 head…
Read MoreEastern District of Texas honors Jacksonville Police Officer with Hometown Hero Award
TYLER, Texas – U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs of the Eastern District of Texas announced Officer Elyse Hand of the Jacksonville Police Department as the district’s 2026 Hometown Hero Award recipient. The Hometown Hero Award is sponsored by the Department of Justice in honor of the United States of America’s 250th year of celebrating…
Read MoreTexas Game Wardens: Leave Risk at the Ramp this Memorial Day Weekend
May 22, 2026 AUSTIN – With Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial start to summer boating season, Texas Game Wardens are preparing for one of the busiest boating weekends of the year and reminding Texans and visitors alike to put safety first before heading out on the water. In 2025, Texas recorded 178 reportable boating…
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