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AAA Texas: Prices Continue to Climb as Crude Oil and Spring Travel Demand Push Higher
AAA offers tips to save on fuel The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.61 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is three cents more when compared to this day last week and is 85 cents more per gallon compared to this day last year.…
Read MoreEast Texas Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
East Texas Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS– In February 2026, the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division (CID) received a tip about an individual uploading Child Sex Abuse Material (CSAM). On March 6, 2026, the Texas DPS CID executed a search warrant at a residence in Mount Pleasant,…
Read MoreCamp Invention’s Fun, Action-Packed Summer STEM Program Coming to Hallsville Independent School District
Hallsville, Texas, March 25, 2026 — Camp Invention®, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment program, is coming to Hallsville Independent School District the week of June 8, 2026 – June 12, 2026. A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame® in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention challenges children in grades K-6…
Read MoreVideo: US Enlistment Age INCREASED Amid Draft Fears
Upshur Rural now using unmanned aerial vehicles to proactively monitor its system
URECC MEMBERS Posted on March 26, 2026 https://urecc.coop/resource-advisory/ Several URECC employees are now FAA-certified drone pilots. As part of our ongoing commitment to reliability and safety, we will be using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to proactively monitor our system. These UAVs are strictly used as a tool to monitor our system and help us continue…
Read MoreTexas Humane Legislation Network Names Mia Bendixsen as New Executive Director
March 26, 2026 Austin, TX — The Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN), a leading nonprofit dedicated to advancing animal protection through legislation, education, and advocacy, is pleased to announce Mia Bendixsen, J.D., as its new Executive Director. As the Executive Director, Bendixsen will serve as the chief executive of both the Texas Humane Legislation Network…
Read MoreSWEPCO plans to relocate aging transmission line in Southeast Upshur County
Public Invited to April 7 Town Hall to View Proposed Routes and Share Feedback March 26, 2026 Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has announced plans to relocate a segment of electrical transmission line in southeast Upshur County, north of Longview — part of a sweeping effort to modernize the aging power grid across East Texas.…
Read MoreCDC’s Acting Chief Promises a Return to Stability in a Tumultuous Moment
By CĂ©line Gounder and Eric Harkleroad Photos by Eric Harkleroad March 25, 2026 President Donald Trump will soon nominate a permanent director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, its acting chief, National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, told agency employees at a Wednesday staff meeting. According to a recording obtained by KFF…
Read MoreTaking a GLP-1? Doctors Say Not To Forget About Movement and Mental Health
By Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio and Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio March 26, 2026 LISTEN: Taking a GLP-1? Doctors say don’t forget to move your body and tend to your mental health, too. Severe ankle pain drove Jelon Smart to start taking a weight loss injection a year and a half…
Read MoreTexas suburbs lead U.S. for population growth as international migration slows, census finds
By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune March 26, 2026 Population growth in Texas is slowing amid a decline in immigration — but the state’s suburbs continue to boom and lead the nation in adding new residents. Texas’ population, now over 31 million, grew by 391,243 or 1.2% between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025,…
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