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Voices of Veterans: Captain Ebony May Shares Her Story of Service in the United States Air Force
Contact: GLO Press Office (512) 936-9582 media@glo.texas.gov AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Captain Ebony May who served in United States…
Read MoreNortheast Texas Most Wanted Sex Offender Captured in Mexico
AUSTIN – A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender is back in custody after being located in Mexico. A Texas Crime Stoppers will not be paid for his arrest. Kit Edward Lulow, 42, was spotted living and hiding out in Nuevo Progreso, Mexico – that’s just over the border from…
Read MoreAG Ken Paxton demands Dallas County sheriff enter formal partnership with ICE
By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune May 13, 2026 Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday he is investigating the Dallas County sheriff for allegedly refusing to seek a formal agreement to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Texas Legislature last year passed a law requiring sheriffs who run a jail or contract out…
Read MoreTexas Supreme Court rejects Abbott’s request to remove Democratic Rep. Gene Wu from office over redistricting protest
By Eleanor Klibanoff and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2026 The Texas Supreme Court rejected Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to remove Houston Rep. Gene Wu and other Democratic lawmakers from office Friday, saying that the Legislature was able to secure their attendance and restore a quorum last summer without involvement from the court.…
Read MoreTexas Children’s Hospital must create country’s first “detransition clinic” under legal settlement with state
By Terri Langford and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2026 The Texas attorney general has secured an unusual settlement over child transgender care that compels Texas Children’s Hospital to create the nation’s first ever “detransition clinic” in addition to paying the state $10 million. According to Attorney General Ken Paxton, the multidisciplinary clinic…
Read More$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans
By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2026 U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a $1.7 billion federal contract listed for border wall construction in the Big Bend region, fueling public confusion over the project after a previous assurance from a top agency official that no barriers would be built at the region’s national…
Read MoreVideo: Gilmer High School Graduation – 2026
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Atlanta District Roadwork Report for Week of May 17 – May 23
Bowie County Interstate 30 (I-30) – From Farm to Market road (FM) 989/Kings Highway to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Westbound lanes split. Left lane for thru traffic, no option to exit. Right lane for local traffic, can exit. Some westbound ramp closures. Lane shift at Exit 220 A/Interstate 369 south/U.S. Highway (U.S.) 59 south.…
Read More11 turned over to ICE following Upshur County traffic stop
By Jamey Boyum Published: May 15, 2026 at 9:03 PM CDT UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – After a routine traffic stop, 11 undocumented people were detained in Upshur County Thursday evening. Read more: https://www.kltv.com/2026/05/16/11-turned-over-ice-following-upshur-county-traffic-stop/
Read MorePortion of State Highway 11 in Pittsburg to be rehabilitated
Work to take place at night April 22, 2026 ATLANTA – A portion of State Highway 11 in Pittsburg is scheduled for rehabilitation soon, according to plans awarded in December by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This project will cover an area of 0.7 miles from south of the Union Pacific Railroad to U.S. Highway…
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