Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to appointees and state agencies following the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals’ ruling striking down a key provision of the Texas Open Meetings Act. In his letter, the Governor instructed his appointees and state agencies to continue to follow the spirit of the …

Southwest Airlines is suing its mechanics’ union over what it claims is an illegal work slowdown that is grounding planes and disrupting flights. It’s Southwest’s second lawsuit in three years against the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. Its believed to be the result of hard feelings on both sides after more …

Spring break is March 18-22 at North Lamar Independent School District, and Stone Middle School is getting a jump on reminding parents to use this time to have their child’s immunization records updated before the 2019-2020 school year. “Students who will be entering seventh grade in the fall of 2019 …

Spring break is approaching, and while some travelers are trying to figure out where to go, others are more concerned with how they’re going to pay for the trip. Nerdwallet recently conducted a survey that examined how Americans are planning their spring break vacation, and it looks like at least …

The Chapel Hill Lady Devils advanced to the Texas State Championship final with a thrilling 53-49 overtime win over the Wall Lady Hawks. Officials and the UIL had to go to video to decide if Wall released and made their final three-pointer from near mid-court as the final buzzer sounded …

Local firemen win hearts of Higgins students Despite the cold, Karen Leonard’s pre-kindergarten class, top, and Penny Stutsman’s ECC students, bottom, at Higgins Elementary were eager to explore the big red fire truck parked in front of their campus Thursday morning.  By making frequent school visits, our local firemen from the Paris Fire Department …

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has struck down a key provision of the state’s open meeting laws. The ruling focused on the law aimed at preventing officials from discussing government business outside view of the public. It struck down criminal penalties that officials could face for knowingly trying to …

A Denton High School teacher accused of improper sexual conduct with a student, turned herself over to authorities Thursday morning. Officials charged 46-year-old Guyer High School teacher, Jeanna Wesson, with improper relationship between a 17-year-old male student two years ago. The alleged victim, who has since graduated, came forward about …

A Longview man is on trial in Collin County in a murder for hire plot. Police say Ronald Rosser took more than $5,000 to kill 66-year-old McKinney businessman Richard Moore four years ago. Investigators believe Rosser was hired by Moore’s estranged wife, Chansamorn Pokai, and her lover Stephen Brockway.

The Oklahoma State Board of Education on Thursday unveiled online Oklahoma School Report Cards. It’s a tool that lets users search for schools by address, school name, district name or county. Clicking on a school name displays a “report card” providing A through F grades for academic achievement, graduation percentage, …