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TABC working with retailers, consumers to prevent underage drinking during spring break

AUSTIN — Agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will visit hundreds of alcohol retailers — such as bars, restaurants, and stores — as part of a statewide operation to keep alcohol out of the hands of minors in popular spring break locations. The annual underage compliance operations during the month of March are part

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LISD schools on lockdown after phone threat made

  Lindale ISD schools were on lockdown for approximately an hour after a threat against the district’s administration building was phoned into the Lindale Police Department shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, said LISD Communications Director Courtney Sanguinetti. Numerous law enforcement agencies arrived at the administration building and E.J. Moss Intermediate School – East and

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Rep. Nathan Moran Profile Interview on C-SPAN

C-SPAN has interviewed more than half of the nearly 80 new members of the U.S. House of Representatives including Rep. Nathan Moran (R-TX). In these C-SPAN profile interviews, freshman members discussed their upbringing, careers, political philosophy and more.   Rep. Moran spoke to C-SPAN about his upbringing at a bible college campus, his father sparking

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TPWD Seeks Input on Texas Freshwater Fishing Regulation Proposals for 2023–24

  AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) 2023–24 proposed freshwater fishing regulation changes focus on simplifying and clarifying fishing-related rules on waters within public parks, particularly Community Fishing Lakes (CFLs). Additional changes could remove unnecessary exceptions and clarify water-body boundaries. “We aim to make those angling experiences as easy and enjoyable as

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LINDALE COUNCIL AWARDS BID FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS

Hartbeat Construction LLC was awarded the bid for Texas Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Project by Lindale City Council members during their regular meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 7 at city hall. The bid was for $774,134. The focus of the sidewalk project is to improve sidewalks in Lindale and especially around Lindale

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Fatal crash stats released

In 2022, factors such as “driving under the influence”, “failure to drive in a single lane” and “unsafe speed” contributed to 167 fatal crashes and 192 total deaths in the Tyler District. The TxDOT Tyler District, which includes Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Rusk, Smith, Van Zandt, and Wood Counties, released preliminary numbers revealing the top-five

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Twenty years later, Texas A&M Forest Service employees, retirees recall Columbia recovery mission

By DARREN BENSON Texas A&M Forest Service COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Bill Oates was renovating his Nacogdoches home when he thought the rumbling he heard was coming from his daughter running around the house. John Gill was working a weekend job on a logging crew in East Texas when his boss asked if he had

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Colleges’ interest in Lindale football bodes well for the entire program

  By Terry Cannon Editor Lindale High School Head Coach Chris Cochran has a working relationship with college coaches both near and far, promoting his players and the school’s program. But in the past couple of weeks, it’s a pretty safe bet that he wouldn’t have expected a steady parade of names such as Nick

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Deputies involved in fatal shooting

Two Smith County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved in a fatal shooting on Saturday, Jan. 28 in the 23000 block of County Road 459 after responding to a domestic disturbance call at the residence, publicity officials announced. Brandon Duvall, 32, was shot by deputies after they arrived on the scene at approximately 9:30 p.m. and

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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Observes National Unclaimed Property Day, Feb. 1

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is joining other unclaimed property administrators to celebrate the third annual national Unclaimed Property Day tomorrow, Feb. 1. “I am proud to have returned more than $2 billion dollars to Texans since becoming Comptroller, and we are continually looking for new ways to return even more,” Hegar said. “This

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