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Phi Theta Kappa members explore Oklahoma City
October 8, 2026 Seventeen Northeast Texas Community College members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and the Work4College program recently traveled to Oklahoma City for an immersive field study connecting regional archaeology, living Indigenous history, and modern civic resilience. Supported by a grant from the Moody Foundation, the excursion provided students with experiential research…
Read MoreGREATER LONGVIEW UNITED WAY EXPANDS DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY TO UPSHUR COUNTY
Bringing the joy of reading and the gift of a book each month to even more East Texas children. LONGVIEW — Greater Longview United Way is expanding Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) to Upshur County, extending its commitment to early childhood literacy and ensuring more East Texas children have access to books from birth to…
Read MoreDocuments show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters
By Jonathan Shorman, Stateline October 7, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups. The reports from May and June by…
Read MoreUrban, rural hospitals closing at similar rates, study finds
By Nada Hassanein, Stateline October 8, 2026 Urban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to have served communities with high poverty rates and fewer transportation options, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal JAMA. Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Read MoreRanger Preview Day set for Oct. 9 for students interested in KC
Registration is underway for Kilgore College’s annual Ranger Preview Day to give potential students an opportunity to learn more about the exciting opportunities KC offers. The event is set for 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, Oct. 9. Online registration is available at www.kilgore.edu/previewday. It is free and open to anyone interested in learning more…
Read MoreSAU’s Light for the Fight ceremony set for October 12
News from Southern Arkansas University MAGNOLIA, AR (10/07/2026) SAU’s Light for the Fight ceremony set for Oct. 12 The David F. Rankin College of Business at Southern Arkansas University will host its annual Light for the Fight ceremony on Monday, October 12, at 6 p.m. in the Blanchard Fountain Courtyard. Held during October’s Breast Cancer…
Read More‘Medicare for All’ Is Back. Now Comes the Hard Part.
By Elisabeth Rosenthal Oct 8, 2026 As Americans grow increasingly frustrated with their healthcare system, a proposal that has long been kicked around on the Democratic periphery is showing up in debates and on political platforms: “Medicare for All.” According to a 2025 Economist-YouGov poll, nearly 60% of Americans favor a system of Medicare for…
Read MoreTexas carries out nation’s first execution since Tennessee’s botched attempt
By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune October 7, 2026 A Texas death row inmate convicted of a fatal 2000 robbery who was executed Wednesday night was the first person put to death in the country since a failed execution in Tennessee that has raised alarm over lethal injection. Jamaal Howard was executed by lethal injection…
Read MoreDemocrat Nathan Johnson pitches back-to-basics attorney general’s office after 12 years under Paxton
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune October 8, 2026 To learn more about Republican nominee Mayes Middleton, read our profile of him from the GOP primary. In 2018, a little-known Dallas lawyer named Nathan Johnson took on a well-funded, far-right state senator and won, flipping a district that had been in GOP hands for 30…
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