SHREVEPORT, La. - September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and calls have increased with the new National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 9-8-8. The Department of Health and Human services says there was a 45% increase of calls in August, a month after the new three digit number was launched.
If Liberty Hill's football team had been hunting at Panther Stadium on Friday night, it would've bagged itself quite a buck in its 63-6 dismantling of Tivy in the district opener, as the home side collected a rack of Antlers even the most experienced outdoorsman would be proud of.
SHREVEPORT, La. - Looks like some great weather for this week's Friday Football Fever games!
(The Center Square) – Less than two months out from the November election, a new poll shows Gov. Greg Abbott leading Democratic challenger Robert “Beto” O’Rourke by seven points.
The Chick-fil-A Leadership Academy was present at the PRIDE Academy to instill leadership skills in students. Sept.23 marked the kickoff at PRIDE Academy for a year-long project where the students must perform three community service projects. As part of the leadership academy, students began by passing out 1,000 books to the elementary.
(The Center Square) – The Texas natural gas industry and the Port of Corpus Christi continue to lead in U.S. energy production, infrastructure development and exports, as the port recorded the highest tonnage and revenue records in history largely due to increased Texas-based crude and liquefied natural gas production and exports.
The amazing story of one of the world’s greatest magicians will kick off the Blinn College-Brenham Campus Theatre Arts Program’s 2022-23 productions.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Dumas, having completed the multi-step training and certification process, has been designated as a Film Friendly Texas community by the Texas Film Commission. For more than 50 years, the Texas Film Commission has helped grow local jobs and economies by promoting the Lone Star State as the premier destination for film, television, commercial, animation, visual effects, video game, and extended reality (XR) production.
NEW BOSTON, Texas – Testimony Wednesday afternoon started moving closer toward the date of Oct. 9, 2020, the day of the murder of 21-year-old Reagan Simmons Hancock allegedly committed by Taylor Parker, who has pleaded not guilty.
(The Center Square) – Leaders in Texas and Washington, D.C., lauded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s designation of Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move they argue is not only necessary to protect Texans and Americans but one they hope will lead to the governor declaring an invasion at the southern border.
(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued an executive order officially designating certain Mexican drug cartels as foreign smuggled into the U.S. to kill Americans at an alarming rate.
HARLETON, Texas -- A man died Tuesday in what Texas authorities are calling an industrial accident at an oil well site near Liberty Road and Baker Road north of Harleton. Harrison County sheriff's deputies were notified Tuesday night about the accident that happened earlier in the afternoon. The victim was taken to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, Texas. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate what caused the fatal accident. The sheriff's office said the victim's name won't be released at the employer's request.
Brenham ISD in partnership with Gulf Coast Blood Center, hosted a blood drive on Tuesday in honor of local resident Dahlia Naomi Galvan-Sanchez.
(The Center Square) – A group of 21 state attorneys general have written a letter to the CEOs of three credit card companies that questions the legality of their decision to code transactions at gun stores differently than other purchases.
NEW BOSTON, Texas – Tension in the courtroom was evident Wednesday as jurors in the capital murder trial of Taylor Parker heard testimony on social media posts about the victim's excitement of having a baby along with 911 calls on the day of the homicide Parker is accused of committing.
(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has instructed state agency heads to “look for ways to enhance all aspects of the state’s response to” the fentanyl crisis, including creating public service announcements, posting flyers in prominent locations around regulated facilities, training staff, or providing educational opportunities.
The Blinn College District invites students to soak up the sights and sounds of Granada, Spain, by participating in a study abroad opportunity taking place May 27 through June 24, 2023.
SHREVEPORT, La. - September is National Service Dog Month, and national non-profit Canine Companions, who created the concept of service dogs nearly 50 years ago, is educating and advocating for service dogs and the people who use them. Canine Companions gives services dogs to the people that need them for free. The dogs go through two years of training before being matched with a handler. The first year and a half the dogs learn with puppy trainers and the last six months they go through professional training. The dogs can be paired with children 5 and up, adults, and veterans with over 65 different disabilities. If you would like to apply for a service dog or volunteer click here.
Following the street running in front of the fieldhouse on the campus of Liberty Hill High School being named “Jeff Walker Way” last month, another Panthers gridiron legend has been honored, as the Liberty Hill ISD Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved the naming of the school's football field to “Jerry Vance Field at Panther Stadium”.
NEW BOSTON, Texas – After the lunch break on Tuesday on day six of the Taylor Parker trial, state prosecutor Kelley Crisp vented her frustration to Judge John Tidwell about new evidence in a document being introduced by defense attorney Jeff Harrelson.
(The Center Square) – The Texas oil and natural gas industry continues to lead the U.S. in job growth, production taxes and overall increased production to meet ongoing demand as Biden administration policies have clamped down on production in other areas of the country.
(The Center Square) – More than two million migrant encounters have occurred along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2022 as of August.
NEW BOSTON, Texas – Day six in the fetal abduction and murder trial of Taylor Parker continued with her boyfriend's mother on the stand.
(The Center Square) – Texas set new employment highs in August, adding 16,400 nonfarm jobs and bringing total employment in the state to 13,530,100. Since last August, Texas has added 726,900 jobs.
Brigid Lester’s signature color is purple, and that’s not just because it’s her favorite. She wears the color to highlight the fact that while she is a Democrat, she believes issues across Williamson County aren’t blue or red, but are instead nonpartisan.