Texas State Capitol Congress has filed hundreds of bills before the 88th Texas Legislature session, which begins on January 10. Due to a $27-billion state surplus from property taxes, lawmakers have filed dozens of bills to cut property taxes. A bill drafted by Democrat Representative Richard Peña of Laredo calls …

After canceling thousands of flights this holiday period, Southwest Airlines is under examination by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Department will examine whether cancellations were controllable and if Southwest complies with its customer service plan. As a result, Southwest will operate at one-third of its schedule for the next …

Traverro Mcelroy, Tyler Charles Payne Hinds County Sheriff ( Courtesy KLTV) An inmate who escaped from the Choctaw County Jail and authorities in Mississippi captured him again. Tyler Payne, 31, and another inmate were reported missing from the Hinds County Jail on Christmas morning. They stole a white van from …

The fire that heavily damaged a home in the 100-block of Jonas Street in Sulphur Springs may have started in the kitchen. Most of the damage was to the kitchen, attic, and roof, but the rest of the house had smoke and water damage. Fire officials say most of the …

They canceled Christus Mother Frances–Carter’s Blood Drive in Sulphur Springs last week because of frigid weather. They rescheduled it for Wednesday, December 28, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on the Carter Blood Care Bus in the Hospital parking lot..

CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Urgent Care in Sulphur Springs will be closed on Friday, December 30, New Year’s Eve, December 31, and New Year’s Day, January 1, 2023. However, the Urgent Care clinic will resume regular hours on Monday, January 2. In addition, CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Primary care and CHRISTUS Trinity …

Upshur County Deputies are investigating after finding a body in the debris of a house that had been destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. Diana firefighters responded to the house fire on Hawk Road near Diana at about 7:00 am. Authorities will release the victim’s name after the next of kin …

The Faught Volunteer Fire Department dispatched its tanker and two booster trucks to provide mutual aid to the Blossom Fire Department, battling a large fire at 1900 FM 196 South of Blossom at the solar farm. They have not determined the cause of the fire. Also responding were Pattonville, East …

By Butch Burney The Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Membership Banquet will be here in about seven weeks, which means award time! So, it is time to get nominations in for those individuals and businesses that have been outstanding this year. The Chamber accepts nominations for Citizen of the …

After a weekend that saw hundreds of Southwest flights canceled, including many at Dallas Love Field, FlightAware reported that Southwest canceled 2,000 flights Monday. Of those nationwide cancellations, 214 were at Dallas Love Field. Monday night, Southwest canceled more than half of its flights.