Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps state

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Texas’ power grid reported record electricity use early last week.

Federal inmate sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison for threatening federal prosecutor and U.S. district judge

A 58-year-old federal inmate has been sentenced for threatening a federal prosecutor and United States district judge, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today.

TNT Fireworks Launches Public Safety Campaign to Help Reduce Illegal Fireworks and Promote Safe and Responsible Use

TNT Fireworks (TNT), the nation’s largest consumer fireworks distributor and best-selling brand, announced the launch of its new 2023 public safety campaign: Stay Legal. Be Safe. Act Responsibly.

‘What's happening at our border is not about immigration; it's about our nation's safety and national security’

ASSOCIATION OF MATURE AMERICAN CITIZENS Mark Lamb, Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, is on the front lines of the devastating war with the cartel criminals who are taking advantage of President Biden’s open Mexican border. Mark Morgan, former acting Commissioner of the U.S.

Looking Back 6/26/2008

Michelle Ochoa serves kids at Vidor ISD Community Education's Kids in the kitchen cooking camp last week at Vidor Junior High. The camp was taught by Ochoa and her husband David, and proved to be so popular that a second camp is running this week. 

Weevils make positive impacts in Giant Salvinia management

Giant salvinia is a destructive, invasive, free-floating aquatic fern that poses a major threat to Texas lakes. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) implements an integrated pest management strategy to control giant salvinia and other aquatic invasive vegetation.

A cute ugly dog

The uglier the dog, the more there is to love. That might make an appropriate motto for the folks behind the annual World's Ugliest Dog contest, a staple at the Sonoma-Marin fair in Petaluma, California for the past 50 years.

For the love of dogs?

A recruitment agency had to take down its internet want ad that read: “Our returning client is seeking an exceptional and highly experienced Dog Nanny to provide toptier care for their two beloved dogs.

Paxton impeachment trial set for September 5th

The Senate on Wednesday gave unanimous approval to a resoluEon requiring impeached AHorney General Ken Paxton to appear in person before the body on September 5th to answer charges laid out by the House.