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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