Texans who are receiving unemployment benefits will need to be prepared to show that they’re looking for work, beginning November 1. The state dropped the work-search requirement in March as businesses across Texas shut down because of the pandemic, and the unemployment rate went up dramatically. TWC says unemployed people …

A Bonham man is in critical condition after someone shot him while he was driving his car. After visiting his sister at work, 20-year–old Major Sean Blair was on his way home when they shot hit him in the temple. Authorities did not find a weapon in his car. Blair …

Gary VanDeaver Texas State Representative Gary VanDeaver is postponing some upcoming events after testing positive for the coronavirus. VanDeaver said Tuesday he is quarantining at home while running a fever and coping with other symptoms. He said the “Listening Tours” he had planned will be rescheduled. VanDeaver represents Texas House …

Taylor Renee Parker Idabel PD The Northeast Texas woman accused in the death of a New Boston mother and the baby cut from her womb will not fight extradition to Bowie County to face the charges. Officials placed 27-year-old Taylor Rene Parker, of Simms, in custody following her arrest by …

The Lamar County Chamber of Commerce is hosting an event Thursday night to help residents and businesses prepare for the Christmas season. Tailgate at the Square will also feature representatives from the Small Business Development Center. It gets underway at 5:30 on the downtown Plaza in Paris.

Sulphur Springs Police is investigating an aggravated assault that occurred on Main Street. The victim reported that he answered a knock at the door by a woman. Two masked men then struck the man in the head several times with what possibly a pistol. The hospital treated and released the …

  After deliberating for about 2 hours Tuesday, a Hopkins County jury convicted Cash Allen Price of burglarizing a building, a shop/barn and a storage container. The case was prosecuted by new Assistant District Attorney Zachary Blackmon. A sentencing hearing was set for November 16. Price is also charged with …

  A pedestrian was killed while walking on Hwy 80 about 4 miles west of Gladewater in Upshur County. The initial report by State Troopers indicates the driver of a pickup, a Hawkins man, was traveling west on US 80,  when he crested a hill and struck 50-year-old Samuel Steven …

Three East Texas school districts are suspending virtual learning. Yantis ISD, Grand Saline ISD and Harmony ISD, became the latest schools to suspend remote learning Tuesday. Leadership sent home letters to parents that students must return to face-to-face instruction by next week.

  A federal appeals court in New Orleans has struck down a Texas law that bans one of the most common abortion procedures during the second trimester. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the state legislature was well within its constitutional limits when it banned the abortion procedure. The state …