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The Texas Tribune reports that The Republican Party of Texas’ executive committee voted Saturday to censure House Speaker Dade Phelan and passed a resolution stating that the party will not associate with antisemites. That’s a reversal from December when they narrowly defeated a similar measure following an outcry over a …

Franklin County Deputies were involved in a high-speed chase on I-30 Saturday night. They had reportedly stolen one of the suspected vehicles in Mt Pleasant. They described the vehicle as a black BMW four-door with the Texas license plate SXV 1527. They located the other vehicle abandoned at the Lowes …

Four Sulphur Springs ISD Athletes have signed letters of intent for college scholarships. Football quarterback Brady Driver will attend Lamar University in Beaumont, Austin Chaney, a defensive back, will go to Texas A&M-Commerce, Wildcat linebacker Braxton Wall will go to Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Wildcat Soccer star …

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center  Jeremy Allen Akers and Justin Karl Kroening were arrested Saturday for Possession of More than four but less than 200 grams of a Controlled Substance. They were in the Hopkins County Jail. It’s uncertain if the arrests are related. Lucio Chavez was arrested Sunday for …

East Texas firefighters responded to an Upshur County camper fire Saturday afternoon east of Union Grove. Gladewater, Warren City, East Mountain, and White Oak fire crews battled the blaze, and Upshur County deputies and CHRISTUS EMS responded. They reported no injuries, and the cause is under investigation.