Runoffs set in Smith County races

District Judge, 114th (Republican)  100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING R Austin Reeve Jackson 11,334 45% R Jarad Kent 10,274 40% Mitch Adams 3,802 15% Smith County Commissioner Pct. 1 (Republican)  100%

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CELEBRATE TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY MONDAY

Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. With this document signed by 59 delegates, settlers in Mexican Texas

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Celebrate Chuck Norris’s 80th Birthday at Topgolf Dallas

In honor of Chuck Norris’s 80th Birthday, join Chuck and Gena Norris at a special fundraising event on Sunday, March 29 at 2:00pm at Topgolf Dallas to benefit his foundation, Kickstart Kids. This

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Breakfast fans can redeem their free Egg McMuffin through the McDonald’s App

“I’m Ready for Monday,” Said Nobody Ever…Until Now — McDonald’s Declares March 2, National Egg McMuffin Day with Free Egg McMuffin Sandwiches   (CHICAGO, February 28, 2020) – McDonald’s

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‘Ready. Check. Vote.’

AUSTIN – Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs has announced a new statewide initiative, “Ready. Check. Vote.,” to educate Texas voters about what they need to bring to the polls when they cast

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AG Paxton Joins Letter to FDA Urging Stronger Protections Against Flavored E-Cigarettes

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen its enforcement guidance on

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TPWD Seeking Public Input on Hunting Regulation Proposals for 2020-2021

  AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now accepting public comment on proposed changes to hunting regulations for 2020-2021. The proposed changes include amending

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Lindale’s sales tax revenue back up – 18.47%

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Feb. 12 announced he would send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.04 billion in local sales tax allocations for February,

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Early voting underway

Phillips, Westbrook vie for commissioners post in primary; other races unopposed Early voting has begin for the March 3 primary (Feb. 18-28) and there is only one contested race for Smith County

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City Council addresses anti-abortion issue

For the third meeting in a row, anti-abortion activists filled the Lindale City Council chambers Tuesday night to express their concerns and opposition to having abortion clinics/providers in the

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Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports.   The Power of Love After a Falls County Sheriff’s Deputy was killed in the line of duty in

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