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USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Events Kick Off June 1   TEXAS — Last year, U.S. Postal Service employees suffered more than 5,200 dog attacks. To combat this, USPS is sharing vital safety guidance to help pet owners protect mail carriers and ensure uninterrupted mail delivery.   A monthlong Dog Bite Awareness campaign begins Monday,…

BROWN COUNTY, Texas — In a first-of-its-kind civil rights case in Texas, Civil District Judge Mike Smith has agreed with Brown County doctors that they are legally permitted to report parents to CPS based on the doctor’s perception that the parents may have autism. In a recent hearing, attorneys representing doctors from Hendrick’s Medical Center…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune June 8, 2026 WASHINGTON — One of the lawyers who defended Attorney General Ken Paxton during his three-year-old impeachment trial endorsed Democrat James Talarico Monday in Texas’ U.S. Senate race. Dan Cogdell, a veteran Houston attorney who represented Paxton in his long-running felony securities fraud case and his 2023…

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8, 2026 — Today U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced President Donald J. Trump has appointed John Bellinger as the new Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness. In this role, Bellinger will integrate into USDA’s team to help further drive its robust effort to explore all available technologies to combat…

AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded eight grants totaling more than $1.3 million to local workforce development boards (Boards) through the Texas Internship Initiative (TII). The Boards will use these grants to support local partnerships that foster new, paid internship opportunities for students, recent college graduates, and transitioning service members. “The Texas Workforce Commission is committed to not only…

TYLER, Texas (June 8, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler is one of five education partners hosting a hybrid professional development workshop addressing important legal topics facing  public educators. “Teachers Law School on Education and the Law” will be 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11.  Participants can attend on site at…

TYLER, Texas, June 8, 2026 — As families spend more time outdoors this summer, the American Red Cross East Texas Chapter is encouraging families to make sure their homes are protected with working smoke alarms while also practicing heat, grilling and water safety. Home fires remain one of the most frequent disasters the Red Cross…

HALLSVILLE, Tx, (June 8) – Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) and American Electric Power (AEP) recently marked a major construction milestone at the Hallsville plant site, formerly home to the H.W. Pirkey Power Plant, with the completion of a large-scale concrete pour for the new turbine foundation. The pour was completed in a single continuous…

While major tech giants like Google and Meta are dropping multi-billion dollar “hyperscale” data center campuses across Texas, Tyler’s current development footprint is focused on a highly targeted, mid-sized project right near downtown. The primary development making waves in Tyler is the **Barrio Energy Data Center** project. The Barrio Energy Project: “Project Rose” Rather than…