The Public Utility Commission and Electric Reliability Council of Texas said their models show a possible supply shortage in “extreme summer conditions” and warned of potential brownouts. The warning was not about the stability of the power grid. It’s instead what regulators call a shortage of “dispatchable energy” or power …

Bad guys on the Internet hit the City of Dallas with a ransomware attack. They knocked the Dallas Police Department’s website and the computer-assisted dispatch system offline. The DPD website is back up, but 911  dispatchers manually take down all information and relay it to patrol officers by radio or …

A Hunt County court has again arraigned the man accused of killing a Texas A&M-Commerce student and her sister after upgrading charges to two counts of Capital Murder. Jacques Dshawn Smith pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting Abbaney Matts and her sister Deja in a university dorm room in February …

Jarvis SingletarySulphur Springs Police responded to a local bank branch after it notified them that the bank was suspicious of the identification documents of a man attempting to withdraw cash. Further investigation led to the arrest of 51-year-old Jarvis Lamont Singletary. He said he was part of a group from …

Karlton Rashad DavisOn Wednesday, Titus County arrested Karlton Rashad Davis, 30, a former Linden-Kildare CISD coach accused of two counts of indecency with a child. Davis was the head basketball coach and assistant coach for the football and track programs. He’s in the Titus County jail under a $100,000 bond. …

Cynthia Marie FranksTitus County arrested 32-year-old Cynthia Marie Franks on warrants for Revocation of Surety on charges of Evading Arrest with a Vehicle, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. She also had an Upshur County warrant for Evading Arrest. Deputies arrested 32-year-old Destini Marie Hurst …

CLAIMS – We did not have any workers’ compensation claims in March.   We had one liability claim from Frontier for $4,459.16. TML denied the claim, and I expect them to sue. We may discuss this claim in a future executive session.  SPRING CLEANUP – The annual spring cleanup was a success. We …

The Texas Capitol was shut down Tuesday, after a transgender rights protest. The disruption forced State Troopers to remove hundreds of people from the House Gallery. The House had just begun debate on a bill that bans medical gender modification procedures on children when a crowd of transgender rights protestors …

  After a four-day search, they caught the man suspected of shooting and killing five of his neighbors in Cleveland on Tuesday. Authorities were awaiting fingerprints to confirm the man arrested in Cut and Shoot is 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza. Oropeza allegedly killed five of his neighbors after being asked to …

The Sam Bell Maxey House invites homeschool families and groups from across north Texas to ‘Homeschool Day’ on Wednesday, May 17. From 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, homeschooled students, teachers, and parents can enjoy educational programs from local organizations, games, and more. Admission is $1 per person. Reservations can be …