Area News
Op-Ed: Tax the Corporations Cashing in on War
Across the political spectrum, Americans support taxing windfall profits — and billionaires — to help working people weather the affordability crisis. By Meghan Schneider, Cass DiPaola | April 8, 2026 Our dependence on fossil fuels does more than pollute our air. It destabilizes the world and empowers the ultra-wealthy to profit off of that volatility, leaving working families…
Read MoreUT Health East Texas Opens Outpatient Rehabilitation Center Focused on Sports Injuries
Tyler, Texas (April 9, 2026) – A new outpatient sports medicine rehabilitation center designed to serve athletes and active individuals is now open on Highland Lane, conveniently located near Three Lakes Parkway. The new facility specializes in advanced, sports medicine-focused physical therapy, providing patients with high-quality care close to home. The center is staffed by…
Read MoreRFK Jr. says a keto diet can ‘cure’ mental illness. Here’s what it did for my son’s bipolar disorder
By Jan Ellison Baszucki Ten years ago, at age 19, our son Matthew experienced a manic episode that landed him in the involuntary psychiatric unit at Stanford Hospital for 10 days. He was diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder with psychotic features, prescribed powerful antipsychotics and spent half a decade in and out of treatment while battling…
Read MoreSaving the queen: Scientists study bee reproduction to strengthen colonies
Texas A&M AgriLife explores how environmental pressures disrupt the biology of honey bee colonies One‑third of the food we eat depends on a tiny worker most people rarely think about – the honey bee. But across the U.S., beekeepers have seen honey bee colonies collapse at alarming rates. Now a team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists…
Read MoreTDEM Celebrates Graduation of Fourth Texas Emergency Management Academy Cadet Class
 | April 10, 2026 | AUSTIN – The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) today celebrated the graduation of the fourth cadet class of the Texas Emergency Management Academy during a ceremony at the Texas Capitol in Austin. In the Capitol auditorium, Texas Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd delivered the keynote address and congratulated…
Read MoreCHRISTUS Health to host Gilmer interviews for new emergency room in Longview
WHAT:       CHRISTUS Health is hosting a hiring event in Gilmer for emergency room nurses for a new facility in Longview, due to open in August.               The new 8,500 square-foot emergency room at 2101 West Loop 281 in Longview will feature seven exam rooms, three triage suites,               full-service imaging and administrative areas.               Enjoy…
Read MoreAggie turns farm into tulip destination
Former College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student Jerry Moody ’91 introduces people to agriculture through blooms Rows of pink, yellow and red tulips stretch across the East Texas countryside each spring, drawing families, photographers and flower lovers to a small farm outside Mount Pleasant. Visitors wander through the blooms taking photos, filling baskets with…
Read MoreHomeland Security Task Force investigation leads to 27-year sentence for Guatemalan man trafficking cocaine in the Eastern District of Texas
SHERMAN, Texas –A Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, has been sentenced to over 27 years in federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Crysthian Omar Escobar Angel, 48, a Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute…
Read MoreProPublica and The Texas Tribune name five newsroom partners for investigative initiative
By Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune April 9, 2026 ProPublica and The Texas Tribune have selected five new partner organizations in Texas to participate in the second year of a local investigative initiative that supports accountability journalism in newsrooms across the state. Over the next year, the five newsrooms — Big Bend Sentinel, the…
Read MoreTexas’ ban on sodas, candies for SNAP benefits troubles diabetics and hypoglycemics
By Riddhi Bora, The Texas Tribune April 10, 2026 While filling up at a gas station recently, Janell Britton’s vision started to darken and blur, and her body broke out into a sweat. She suffers from hypoglycemia, a condition characterized by chronic low blood sugar, and she was minutes away from passing out. Having used…
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