Railroad Commission Launches New Interactive Statewide Maps Provides Oil & Gas Production Data & Plugged Abandoned Well Locations

AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas this week launches its first-ever interactive data maps providing oil and gas production and the locations of abandoned wells plugged by the

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Smith County Man Guilty in Counterfeit Immigration Documents Conspiracy

A 53-year-old Flint, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown Tuesday. Jose Luis Marquez Rodriguez pleaded

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TXDOT INVITES PUBLIC TO SHARE INPUT ON 30-YEAR TRANSPORTATION PLAN

AUSTIN — TxDOT is holding a public meeting next week in Tyler to discuss the future of transportation in Texas. The meeting will be held at the Tyler Rose Garden Center Camellia Room at 420 Rose

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Cornyn, Gen. Murray, Chancellor Sharp Announce New Army Futures Command, Texas A&M System Partnership

Highlighted Multi-Year, Multi-Million Dollar Cooperative Agreement to Advance National Defense AUSTIN– U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today joined the U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) and The

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The monarchs are coming …

The monarchs are headed this way. Their numbers are up, and they’ll need to refuel on nectar when they get here, so now is a good time to water your butterfly-friendly autumn blooms and

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Officer-involved shooting under investigation

On September 29, 2019, at approximately 10:40 PM, Gregg County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a burglary of a habitation in progress in the 700 block of West Access Road off of Farm

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GILMER NAILS NEWTON, 16-0, HALTING 33-GAME WINNING STREAK

By Phillip Williams GILMER–‘Tis apropos that Sir Isaac Newton discovered the Law of Gravity for the Gilmer Buckeyes invoked it Friday night, thus ensuring that the Newton

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TxDOT aims to reduce the number of crashes involving pedestrians

AUSTIN— TxDOT is launching a safety campaign to remind drivers and pedestrians to slow down, be alert and obey traffic laws. Last year, there were 5,694 traffic crashes involving pedestrians in

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CARTHAGE SLIPS BY UPSTART GILMER, 24-15

By Phillip Williams CARTHAGE–The upstart and underdog Gilmer Buckeyes unsettled the unvanquished No. 2-ranked Carthage Bulldogs with an unexpectedly worrisome wargame Friday night, keeping

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PARIS GASHES GILMER, 37-20

By Phillip Williams GILMER–The Paris Wildcats, laden with stupefying speed that would make Superman resemble a slowpoke, horrified the Gilmer Buckeyes’ homecoming assemblage with a

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