County plans to add welfare office in Vidor

5 Years ago "October 13, 2016: Jimmy Smith, a Vidor real estate developer, speaks out before the Orange County Commissioners' Court in favor of building the proposed Vidor Loop-FM 299. Smith told the court that the new highway would help Vidor grow.

Early voting begins on eight proposed amendments

If history is an indicator, Texas voters will likely go to the polls on Nov. 2 in underwhelming numbers to decide the fate of eight proposed amendments to the state’s constitution.

Looking Back 10/15/2015

District 21 State Representative Dade Phelan, seen here carrying his three-month-old son, Luke, chats with well-wishers at the grand opening of his official state district office in Mauriceville on Monday morning.

Updates on third special session

On October 13, 1845, voters in Texas overwhelmingly approved an ordinance to accept annexation into the United States by a vote of 4,245 to 257. They also adopted the state's first constitution.

State climatologist: Texas getting hotter

The state climatologist recently predicted that Texas will continue to get hotter and for longer periods of time during the next 15 years.

Texas House releases redistricting maps

• By Sen. Robert Nichols Senate District 3 One hundred and eighty-six years ago this week, the Texas Revolution began at Gonzales. On October 2, 1835 fighting broke out at Gonzales between Mexican soldiers and Texas militiamen.

Texans would not listen to “Old Roman”

After 22 weeks in solitary confinement, a former U.S. Senator and member of the Confederate cabinet was released by his Yankee captors and allowed to go home to Texas. John Henninger Reagan was born in 1818 in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee.

Abbott wants to increase illegal voting penalties

Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Texas Legislature to increase the penalty for illegal voting, adding the item to the third special session now underway. However, House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, quickly rejected the proposal, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Secretary of state announces election audits

In a two-sentence press release, the secretary of state’s office announced an audit of four Texas counties — Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Collin — for the 2020 election. The announcement came hours after former President Donald Trump called on Gov.

Looking Back 9/28/2016

Vidor I.S.D. Schools' Superintendent, Dr. Jay Killgo (left) and City of Vidor Chief of Police Dave Shows stand along-side a banner proclaiming Tuesday, October 4th as National Night Out in Vidor, TX.