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AUSTIN — The Texas Master Naturalist(TMN) program is teaming up with H-E-B, one of Texas’ based grocer, for a new Pollinators for Texas initiative. As part of this new partnership, H-E-B is providing $50,000 to the TMN program to fund the initiative. TMN chapters across the state will have the opportunity to apply for project

The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 626 original drilling permits in September 2024. The total includes 580 to drill new oil or gas wells, 6 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 9 field transfers, 27 for re-completions, and 4 reclass of existing wellbores. The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in

Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5% in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $50 per month starting in January. Over the last decade the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase has averaged about 2.6%.

I am a native Texan; I grew up here; I work here; I have never lived anywhere else. I love Texas! I am bullish about the state’s future prospects. There are many things going our way, from abundant natural resources to a growing population to a dynamic economy leading the way in many core and

On Nov. 3, visitors will get free day-use entry at all Texas State Parks in honor of Texas State Parks Day, a tradition born from 2023’s centennial celebration. “Any day in a Texas State Park is a good day,” said Rodney Franklin, Director of Texas State Parks. “I hope this continued event from our centennial

A jury in Gilmer acquitted Robert Lee Travis of murder Oct. 25, effectively ruling that he acted in self-defense by shooting a man in a video-recorded incident at the defendant’s Ore City home in 2021, said Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd’s office. Travis, now 44, was cleared in the May 1, 2021, death of

A violation of local burning prohibitions – county or city – is a class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500. It’s a far cry from the worst consequences of a forest fire, and officials are putting it to use to ensure compliance. Weather conditions have them on edge locally and statewide,

Seven days, six records broken – by the time polls closed Sunday evening, almost one-third of 76,440 registered voters in Gregg County had cast early votes in the 2024 election. Another 1,000 had weighed in by early afternoon Monday. “That’s 33.7 percent,” says Gregg County Elections Administrator Jennifer Briggs. “That’s just early voting check-ins; we