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Meghan Potter, KC Theatre instructor and recipient of the 2026 Hamilton F. and Kathryn G. Beeson Teaching Award, displays instructional materials and equipment purchased for the KC Theatre program using funds provided through the award. Photo by Annabelle Phillips/KC Meghan Potter, technical theatre instructor, was honored with Kilgore College’s Hamilton F. and Kathryn G. Beeson…

TYLER (June 11, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing will host the School Nurse  Simulation Boot Camp: Altered Mental Status. The event will be 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 17,  and equips K-12 school nurses with hands-on, critical care simulation training. The immersive boot camp focuses on recognizing,…

View in Browser       Unsubscribe SCENIC ROUTE DANIELLE LOPEZ First Taste of Texas Up until very recently, I’d never had a Dr Pepper. I’m a born-and-raised Texan from Houston, and I’ve lived in this state for most of my life. But somehow the national soda of Texas eluded me until adulthood. To be fair, my brother and…

June 2, 2026 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is hosting a second round of public meetings in Llano and San Antonio to gather feedback on the Public Use Plan for the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area Expansion. This phase builds on community engagement…

MAGNOLIA, AR (06/11/2026) Southern Arkansas University is pleased to announce that Dr. C. Neelie Dobbins has been named Dean of the College of Education and Human Performance (CEHP), effective July 1, 2026. Dr. Dobbins assumes the role following more than 15 years of leadership at SAU, including nearly a decade as chair of the Department…

                                                                               June 11, 2026                                                                                                  Austin, TX – Women Veterans Day on June 12 commemorates the anniversary of legislation allowing women to serve as permanent, active members of the U.S. military making them eligible for VA benefits. Texas is home to the largest population of women veterans of any state at more than 207,500. The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) encourages all Texans to recognize the women veterans in…

WASHINGTON — A Texas couple was sentenced today to 40 years each in prison for running a fraudulent chain-referral pyramid scheme, following their convictions by a jury on conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering charges in January 2026. “At the peak of the pandemic, LaShonda and Marlon Moore launched an investment fraud scheme and cheated…

ENNIS, TX – June 11, 2026 Last month, a mother in crisis found hope and safety through a face-to-face infant surrender at Ennis Fire Station #3 in Ennis, Texas. The Ennis location was blessed in June of 2025 preparing this community to protect vulnerable women in crisis and their infants. A press conference will be…

By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune June 10, 2026 After nearly half a century on Texas death row, Clarence Curtis Jordan was resentenced this week to life in prison by a Harris County judge who also recommended that the 70-year-old be granted parole based on medical conditions. The intellectually disabled man spent more than 47…