By Phillip Williams Upshur County Commissioners Court on Friday lowered the county’s property tax rate after approving the county budget for 2023-24, although dropping the rate won’t prevent most

With Texas voters preparing to weigh in on a proposed constitutional amendment to help finance water projects, Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced the publication of his agency’s report,

“I want to talk about education to start with.” District 7 Rep. Jay Dean didn’t stray far from the topic of Texas schools Aug. 16 during a local Town Hall meeting with

By Phillip Williams Five men, including three potential candidates for sheriff, have filed papers appointing campaign treasurers in their bids for Upshur County offices in the 2024 election,

Gladewater council members spent a good portion of their July 20 session talking about rules of order, and the dialogue soon proved the need for some form of guidelines to streamline discussion.

The City of White Oak has another meeting set for Tuesday night to discuss a looming increase in the community’s water rates. It’s a lot to discuss, city coordinator Jimmy Purcell

The City of Gladewater’s auditor recently gave council members kudos for their healthy fund balances and efficient bookkeeping. Albert Garcia of Mays & Associates attended the council’s June

By James Draper With council support, Interim City Manager Charlie Smith is determining who will take the wheel out at Lake Gladewater and get the ship righted in the days, weeks and months

HUGHES APPOINTED CHAIR OF SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TYLER — Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has appointed Senator Bryan Hughes as Chair of the Senate State Affairs Committee, effective

AUSTIN – Deputy Secretary of State Joe Esparza today drew the ballot order for ten proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that will appear on the November 5th ballot. In order to appear on

  BY PHILLIP WILLIAMS GILMER–Upshur County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 Friday to “take no action” on a proposal by Court Appointed Special Advocates to impose a 50-cent

  Newly-elected Gladewater City Council members Karla Byrd and Kevin Clark wasted little time jumping into city business, questioning a contract with Gregg County over the new tax office

The Texas House voted Wednesday to advance legislation that would make the Teacher Retirement System pension fund financially healthy and give one-time checks to retired teachers. By a voice

AUSTIN — Images of a stream of billowing dark smoke drew the nation’s attention last week to a fire that engulfed 11 petrochemical storage tanks at the Intercontinental Terminals Company about 15

Come join us for this year’s Candidate’s Forum, sponsored by the Gladewater Mirror and the Gladewater Garden Club. The forum features four candidates running for two seats on the

SB 12 will create an actuarially sound pension system and do the right thing for our retired teachers. AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today announcing his

Proposal Offers Relief to Smith County Nursing Homes SB 1050 Returns Federal Dollars to Texas, Links Payments to Improving Care   (AUSTIN, Texas) State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) has filed

Railroad Commission of Texas Presents 2019 Reclamation Award Sabine Mining Co. Creates Wildlife Habitat from Mined Acreage AUSTIN – Texas Railroad Commissioners today awarded the Sabine

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Texas 6th District Court of Appeals in Texarkana issued an opinion yesterday stating that Kilgore ISD had no right to reject or lower local

Gladewater, Regular City Council Meeting Gladewater, Regular City Council Meeting for January, 2019 Posted by Gladewater Mirror on Thursday, January 17, 2019

How will the Texas Legislature address school shootings? Likely not with gun control. By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune Jan. 17, 2019 “How will the Texas Legislature address school

Trump administration opposes a return to federal oversight for Texas redistricting, reversing Obama-era stance By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Jan. 16, 2019 “Trump administration opposes a

By Julián Aguilar January 16, 2019 EL PASO — As the government shutdown approached its fifth week and Washington Democrats and President Donald Trump showed no signs of coming to an agreement on

By Ross Ramsey January 16, 2019 Editor's note: If you'd like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey's column, click here. This might seem premature to anyone who has watched the roiling

Governor, top Texans in Congress ask Trump not to raid Harvey aid for border wall By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune Jan. 15, 2019 “Governor, top Texans in Congress ask Trump not to raid

Texas Senate proposes $3.7 billion for mandated teacher raises By Aliyya Swaby January 15, 2019 Leaders of the Texas Senate are proposing giving schools $3.7 billion to provide $5,000 pay raises

On a brisk, cloudy morning, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick were sworn in Tuesday to second terms leading the nation’s second-largest state. Amid the pomp and circumstance — the

* This story has been updated with additional comment from Patrick. Texas’ top three elected leaders are looking to show a united front as the 2019 legislative session begins — and start