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Texas Weekly Gas Price Update
March 30, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.56/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 100.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 86.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…
Read MoreLong lines linger at Houston’s biggest airport as TSA agents miss work during partial government shutdown
By Paul Cobler and Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 The ongoing partial government shutdown has led to long security lines at airports across the country, but no airport has felt the effects as acutely as George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. On Thursday, wait times at Bush, one of the nation’s busiest…
Read MoreExploring Texas in the Dark
View in Browser Behind the Issue CLARK CRENSHAW The Night Shift The weather is warming across the state and the outdoors are calling. As Texans, we know what’s just around the corner: Heat that draws us right back inside. The coolest hours often happen overnight, which is when most of us are sleeping. What if…
Read MoreGilmer Job Fair
Workforce Solutions East Texas will be hosting a job fair at the Gilmer Gathers Community Center on April 22, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Read MoreMendoza wins Britt Award of the Great Plains Honors Council
March 26, 2026 Pictured: Mendoza and Her Award-Winning Poster Presentation. Photo by Laurencio Velazquez. By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director For the tenth time since the awards began in 2015, an NTCC scholar has won a $100 Britt Award of the Great Plains Honors Council.  Emma Mendoza, the Gladys Winkle Scholar of Honors Northeast, from…
Read MoreAdult Education opens registration for free GED NOW program
March 26, 2026 Northeast Texas Community College Adult Education and Literacy Program is now registering for its GED NOW 6-week accelerated course, designed to help students quickly earn their GED and transition into college or a career pathway. Classes begin Tuesday, April 7, with both in-person and virtual options available. Registration runs March 30 through…
Read MoreCNBC: How the big oil and gas CEOs think the Iran war supply disruption will play out
Oil industry executives painted a grim picture of the Iran war supply disruption at S&P Global’s annual CERAWeek energy conference in Houston. They warned that the disruption is bigger than the markets understand and prices are unlikely to return to pre-war levels soon. Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/28/iran-war-oil-companies-price-gas-diesel-strait-hormuz.html
Read MoreTexas Parks and Wildlife Department Launches First All-Digital State Wildlife Action Plan in the Nation
March 26, 2026 News Image Share on Facebook Share Release URL The modernized action plan is available online and optimized for use by most devices AUSTIN— Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has launched the nation’s first all-digital State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). The SWAP is Texas’ statewide conservation roadmap for Species of Greatest Conservation…
Read MoreTexas Education Freedom Account Application Deadline Extended Through March 31
(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that applications for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program will be extended through 11:59 p.m. CT, March 31. The extension complies with a federal court order issued by U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett of the Southern District of Texas. Parents may submit new applications before the…
Read MoreIt’s Time to BLOOM 💜 💛 💚 💙
SUNDAY March 29, 2026 {READ IN BROWSER} FEATURE Winnsboro Art Center is in Full Bloom The small town of Winnsboro, Texas, is one of the first communities in the state designated as a Texas Cultural District by the Texas Commission on the Arts. That is due in large part to the Winnsboro Center for the…
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