Waterfowl Hunters Reminded to Help Prevent Spread of Giant Salvinia

 AUSTIN –With duck hunting season getting underway in most of the state in early November, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding waterfowl hunters to clean, drain and dry

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Iconic Whooping Cranes Making Way to Texas Coast

First Sightings Reported in Seadrift in early October AUSTIN – With the first sightings of iconic, endangered whooping cranes along the Texas coast, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is

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Tickets Go on Sale for UIL Football State Championships at AT&T Stadium

Tickets for the 2019 UIL Football State Championships being played at AT&T Stadium are available for purchase. All 11-man and six-man football championships will be played at the same

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Buckeyes plaster Pirates, 28-6

By Phillip Williams GILMER–Hogtied 0-0 at twirling time, and trailing 6-0 early in the third quarter, the Gilmer Buckeyes abruptly unleashed running back Darrell Bush for three touchdowns

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Hunting Conditions Forecasted to Yield a Fruitful Waterfowl Season

Reduced bag limits for pintails heading into the season; Goose population continues to flounder AUSTIN— Hunters heading to the field this fall with hopes to fill their plates with delicious ducks

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Texas Game Wardens Begin Exchange Program with South African National Parks Game Rangers

AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens recently traveled to Kruger National Park in South Africa to begin an annual professional exchange program with South African National Parks Game Rangers. The program

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Pleasant Grove gores Buckeyes, 37-24

By Phillip Williams TEXARKANA–The Pleasant Grove Hawks utilized potent passing in the first half, and lethal landlubbing in the second, to garrote the Gilmer Buckeyes, 37-24, in a District

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Voting Early is Easy!

October 21 – November 1, 2019  Early voting is from October 21 – November 1. The League of Women Voters reminds registered voters that voting early is easy. The hours are convenient.

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Buckeyes slam Panthers

By Phillip Williams GILMERЉ۪Twas a night when the Spring Hill Panthers were amBushed as Gilmer Buckeyes running back Darrell Bush trod for three touchdowns, his squad survived a late

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Buckeyes bludgeon Bullard, 43-7

By Phillip Williams BULLARD–Gilmer Buckeyes quarterback Mason Hurt inflicted injury on the Bullard Panthers’ psyche, tossing three touchdowns as Gilmer bludgeoned Bullard, 43-7, on a

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IRS extends relief for Texas farmers and ranchers affected by drought  

AUSTIN — The Internal Revenue Service has extended tax relief for farmers and ranchers who were forced to sell livestock due to drought, flooding or other severe weather in recent years.  Farmers

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