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East Texans brace for prolonged evacuation orders after rainfall drenches Polk County
Read full article: East Texans brace for prolonged evacuation orders after rainfall drenches Polk CountyEast Texas has been hit by several severe rainstorms this spring, and several counties have declared disasters.
In the shadow of James Byrd’s murder, city leaders can’t agree how to move this East Texas town forward
Read full article: In the shadow of James Byrd’s murder, city leaders can’t agree how to move this East Texas town forwardJasper’s second Black mayor wants to help residents pay their bills while a younger city council wants to invest in the city’s culture. Residents call their heated arguments at city council meetings “foolishness” and “embarrassing.”
Watch: 25 years after James Byrd Jr. was killed for being Black, his loved ones question how much has changed in Texas
Read full article: Watch: 25 years after James Byrd Jr. was killed for being Black, his loved ones question how much has changed in TexasThe quiet East Texas town of Jasper came together immediately after the racist murder of James Byrd Jr. Now, Texas is leading the nation in incidents of white supremacist propaganda.
‘A true taste of victory’: Winners named in Rodeo Houston’s World Championship Bar-B-Que contest
Read full article: ‘A true taste of victory’: Winners named in Rodeo Houston’s World Championship Bar-B-Que contestThe winners of the 2023 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest were announced Sunday.
After a hospital stopped delivering babies, Deep East Texas faces a growing maternity care crisis
Read full article: After a hospital stopped delivering babies, Deep East Texas faces a growing maternity care crisisWomen in Deep East Texas drive over an hour to give birth after the last obstetrics unit in the area closed in 2019. But if closing the unit was hard, reopening it is proving nearly impossible.
For teens in Deep East Texas, accessing sex education and contraception is next to impossible
Read full article: For teens in Deep East Texas, accessing sex education and contraception is next to impossibleIn conservative Sabine County, it’s hard for teens to access contraception or sex education beyond lessons on abstinence. The Deep East Texas region has one of the highest teen birth rates in the state.
Conspiracy theorists and 16-hour days: Inside the stress elections officials face ahead of the midterms
Read full article: Conspiracy theorists and 16-hour days: Inside the stress elections officials face ahead of the midtermsRunning elections in Texas has never been easy. But since 2020, the scrutiny elections administrators face has grown — even in small Republican-controlled counties that former President Donald Trump carried.
As inflation skyrockets, local Texas governments ponder tax rate increases as they balance budgets
Read full article: As inflation skyrockets, local Texas governments ponder tax rate increases as they balance budgetsLocal governments in Texas have spent the summer preparing their budgets for next year, wrestling with inflation and a law that prohibits them from raising property tax revenues beyond 3.5% without voter approval.
Weapon being tested to see if it was used to kill Texas boy
Read full article: Weapon being tested to see if it was used to kill Texas boyAuthorities say they might have found the weapon used to kill a 5-year-old Houston boy whose body was allegedly kept in a storage unit before being discovered in an East Texas motel early this month.