Several propositions are on the early voting ballot that will change the state’s constitution. However, Rice University Political Science Professor Mark Jones says out of the eight proposition three is the most controversial. That would prohibit the local governments from limiting or banning any religious services. Meanwhile, the other seven …

Governor Abbott has lost a battle over vaccine mandates. The Texas legislature will not pass a bill Abbott added to the third special session. His executive order would make companies with 100 or more employees not mandate the COVID vaccine into law. Over two dozen business and medical groups criticized …

Texas is poised to become the sixth state to tighten restrictions on transgender athletes in public high school sports. The legislature has approved a measure that requires transgender athletes to play on teams that align with the gender listed on their original birth certificate, not their current gender identity. They …

Bond is $218,699 for a Garland man arrested by Lamar County Deputies on multiple felony charges. They charged Christopher Kantrell Burns with four sex crimes against children, Bail Jumping, Manufacture and Delivery of a Controlled Substance, unlawfully carrying a weapon, and several misdemeanors. He remains in the Lamar County Jail. …

Walmarts Veteran’s Day Event This year Walmart in Sulphur Springs has decided to change up the Veterans Day luncheon because of COVID-19.  Veterans can go to the Senior Citizens Center at 50 Martin Luther King Blvd. on Tuesday, Nov 9 at 10:00 am and pick up a Boxed BBQ Lunch. …

The Hunt County Sheriff’s Officer reports that a 16-year-old girl missing since October 3 has been found alive and well in Grimes County. Friends had last seen Kaiden Allen of Caddo Mills at Shenanigans in Rockwall.

Devonta Qukashawn Brown Hopkins County arrested 26-year-old Devonta Qukashawn Brown on warrants for Bond Forfeiture for Possession of a Controlled Substance and a misdemeanor. They did not set a new bond amount.

Eliyah Shemuel Enright Titus County Deputies arrested 25-year-old Eliyah Shemuel Enright of Mt. Pleasant on warrants for Tampering with Evidence and Violation of Protective/Bond Order. His bonds total $30,000, and he remains in the Titus County Jail.

William Davis Smith County Jail Monday, the defense rested its case in the trial of a former East Texas nurse accused of capital murder. Allegedly, 37-year-old William Davis of Hallsville injected air into the arterial systems of patients while working as a nurse at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Louis and …

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced that D6 Inc. (“D6”) would relocate their headquarters from Portland, Oregon, to Sulphur Springs and expand their manufacturing presence in the state. D6 Inc. is an advanced design-to-shelf packaging manufacturer using recycled plastics, and the project will create 231 new jobs and $27 million …