Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Newborn Enrollment Deadline Approaches
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(AUSTIN) — Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns at 2021-22 prices in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state’s prepaid college tuition program. Newborns are children younger than 1 year of age at the time of enrollment. * “It is never too early for Texas families to consider enrolling their newborns
Read MoreTexas A&M Forest Service warns large wildfires possible todayÂ
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COLLEGE STATION – Â Hot and dry conditions across the state of Texas will create high wildfire potential through the weekend. Continued triple digit temperatures and dry conditions will reduce the moisture in vegetation across the landscape, increasing the possibility for wildfire ignitions to occur this week. Today, the fire environment will support an increased potential
Read MoreUPSHUR COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER
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On July 7, 2022, defendant, NichJous Cole Williams, 21, pied guilty to the murders  of Leonard Faris Gibson, the grandfather of the defendant and Denene Susanne Mosely. On February 7, 2021 in Upshur County, Texas, Mr. Williams was arrested and charged with Murder. Mr. Williams will serve each life sentence concurrently. The defendant had been
Read MoreMAGIC OF MARDI GRAS
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Three arrested in deaths of 53 migrants Three people were arrested last week by federal authorities in connection with a human smuggling incident that left 53 migrants dead. The migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on San Antonio’s Southwest Side, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The victims were from Mexico, Guatemala and  Honduras. Eleven other people
Read MoreLIFE SENTENCE OF UPSHUR COUNTY MAN UPHELD BY THE 12â„¢ COURT OF APPEALS
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The 12th Court of Appeals issued a ruling today affirming the Life Sentence of Joshua David Verhoef. He was tried before an Upshur County jury on April 21, 2021 after pleading not guilty. The same jury heard evidence of over 20 criminal convictions including many felonies and assessed a life sentence as argued by the
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Abortion officially illegal in Texas The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade effectively ends all legal abortions in Texas within the next 30 days, many news media outlets reported. “Planned Parenthood and Whole Woman’s Health, with clinics across Texas, stopped performing abortions following Friday’s decision, due to uncertainty about how the ruling will
Read MoreChamber-sponsored fireworks set for Sunday at lake
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Our whole country is excited as Independence Day approaches and families plan to gather at Lake Gladewater on July 3rd to swim, boat, picnic and then watch the annual fireworks display at 9 p.m.. The annual Patriotic Boat Parade will begin at 8 p.m. and is sponsored by Austin Bank. This year food trucks will
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