Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar revised the Certification Revenue Estimate (CRE) upward, increasing his November estimate of General Revenue-related (GR-R) funds available for certification by $13.75 billion. In a July 14 letter to state leadership, Hegar said the state will have $149.07 billion in GR-R funds …

AUSTIN – As Texans enjoy summer activities outdoors, TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign urges drivers and pedestrians to watch out for each other as pedestrian deaths continue to rise. In 2021, 5,366 traffic crashes involving pedestrians occurred in Texas, and as a result, they killed 841 people, a 15% increase …

WASHINGTON – A Texas military contractor has pleaded guilty to rigging bids on public military contracts at Red River Army Depot and Michigan. Yesterday, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, John “Mark” Leveritt, 62, pleaded guilty to rigging bids on government contracts from …

Over the last few days, renewable energy has hit Texas. Unfortunately, wind turbines and solar panels aren’t suitable when the wind isn’t blowing, and there is a cloud cover. So what’s the backup plan? Bruce Bullock of the Maguire Energy Institute advocates backup natural gas power plants. He says they …

COVID is sticking around, and there are signs that it’s getting worse. Repeat COVID infections are becoming more commonplace. Some people catch the virus three or even four times. Public health experts say this is due to a new variant, which immunity from shots or previous infection is not stopping. …

Because of the intense heat wave, Friday night’s Paris Municipal Band’s final concert of the year has been moved inside from Bywaters Park. It moved indoors at the Paris Junior High School Auditorium at 8:30. This is the 100th consecutive season for the band.

Shanda Jean Bellamy-Decker Titus County arrested 40-year-old Shawnda Jean Bellamy-Decker of Talco for Arson, two counts of Terroristic Threat, and Theft. Her bonds total $30,500, and she remains in the Titus County Jail.

Leadership Sulphur Springs is back for another year, and registration begins next week. Leadership Sulphur Springs is a community leadership development program sponsored by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. They created the course in 1989 to offer leadership training and community involvement for emerging business and community leaders. It …

  Texas Rangers are investigating the disappearance of funds from the Cherokee County tax office. The case was sent to the Rangers by the District Attorney. There were no comments from authorities on the time frame involved or how much money was missing.

BEAUMONT, Texas – U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced that a grand jury indicted a Houston man for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas.  Davien Phillip Turner, also known as Davien Phillip Mayo, 44, was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on July 6, 2022, …