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AUSTIN – World class bass fishing, shopping, live music and a variety of outdoor activities are coming to Texas’ most iconic bass fishing lake for the third annual Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest (TBTF) benefitting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department May 2-6. Lake Fork near Emory, Texas, is hosting the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament, where the top

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $705.3 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 8.4 percent more than in April 2018.  These allocations are based on sales made in February by businesses that report tax monthly. Lindale’s sales tax revenue jumped 14.32-percent

All non-emergency Smith County offices will be closed for business on Friday, April 19, 2019, for Good Friday. Offices will reopen for normal business hours on Monday, April 22, 2019. No new jury panels are being called for Smith County this week because of the holiday.

Tyler Junior College has announced New Student Orientation sessions for students entering TJC in the fall 2019 semester. “New Student Orientation is a great introduction to life at TJC and offers our new Apaches an opportunity to register early for their fall semester classes,” said Murphy Turner, coordinator of TJC new student and family programs.

Smith County Clerk’s Office in Annex Basement Closed The Smith County Clerk’s Office’s Official Public Records Department, housed in the Annex Building basement, is temporarily closed to the public. Smith County Clerk Karen Phillips said they are working on remediating a flood that occurred in the basement over the weekend. The basement, or lower level

More than six miles of major roadwork was completed in February, while another 18.5 miles of road construction projects are beginning. Smith County Engineer Frank Davis gave his monthly report to the Commissioners Court on Tuesday. He said only 2.96 miles of roads were paved last month because of rain. More than 5 miles of

AUSTIN – On March 20, The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted a suite of changes to this year’s freshwater fishing regulations that includes modifications to the length limits and harvest regulations for largemouth bass, Alabama bass and alligator gar in certain areas. The proposed changes to alligator gar regulations also include a nighttime prohibition

SB 12 will create an actuarially sound pension system and do the right thing for our retired teachers. AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today announcing his support for Senate Bill 12, the Retired Teachers’ Security Act with a 13th Check authored by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, and Sen. Jane Nelson,