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Paris Police Report For Thursday (Mar 16)
Wednesday afternoon at 1:58, there was a disturbance involving multiple subjects in the 200-Block of NW 24th. A male subject and his girlfriend had been fighting because the male was disciplining the girlfriend’s son. Further investigation determined an Active Protective Order was in place, stating that the mother could not …
Read More »Singing Men Of East Texas Performing In Sulphur Springs
Southern Faith Ministries Offering Free Easter Meal In Deport
Southern Faith Ministries of Texoma is in Deport, Texas, offering FREE Hot Meal Plates on Easter Day for anyone in need. The meal will include ham, potato salad, corn, deviled eggs, and a freshly baked mini loaf of bread and cookies. Meals will be ready for pickup by 5:00 pm, …
Read More »Thunderstorms Today Followed With Freeze
North and Central Texas A storm system is expected to move through the Southern Plains today and will bring a threat of severe weather to North & Central Texas. Showers and thunderstorms will begin developing east of I-35 early in the day. A few storms in areas east of I-35 …
Read More »Texas Rent Relief Program Ends Early
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will close the online rent relief application portal 12 days early after receiving an application overload. The online Texas Rent Relief portal re-opened Tuesday, and they planned for it to remain open through Tuesday, March 28. Instead, the portal will now close …
Read More »State Takes Over Houston Public Schools
The Texas Education Agency has confirmed it’s removing Houston ISD’s school board and superintendent, putting the state in charge of its largest school district. TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said the board has failed to improve student performance while conducting “chaotic board meetings and violating the open meetings act and procurement …
Read More »Homestead Exemptions Proposed In Texas Legislature
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has introduced Senate Bill 3, joint-authored by 31 senators, which offers a $70,000 ISD Homestead Exemption for as many as 5.72 million homesteads, a 75 percent increase from the current $40,000 exemption. Patrick states SB3 also has $100,000 in homestead exemptions to 2.07 million over-65 or …
Read More »Standoff Ends Without Injury
A standoff that began Wednesday morning with Leonard Police and Fannin County Deputies ended peacefully with the suspect in custody. A court had charged Jeromy Spearman with manslaughter after the fatal shooting of another man on a hunting trip. He had a court appearance scheduled for sentencing but left the …
Read More »Texas House Sets Record For Proposed Legislation
The Texas House broke its previous record of 4,836 bills filed in the 2009 regular session by filing nearly 5,295 so far this year. However, they skipped some bill numbers, and the same author filed a few duplicates. State Senators almost beat their record of 2,566 bills filed in the …
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