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Texas Health Care Association honors State Rep. Jim Pitts

RED OAK – In appreciation of his ongoing commitment to protecting quality long term care for Texas seniors, the Texas Health Care Association (THCA) presented State Rep. Jim Pitts (R-10) with its “Cha

Central Texas faces new red katydid invasion

Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu SAN ANTONIO – They’re “baack!” And after a two-year hiatus, red katydids have returned by the millions to torment Central Texans with their incessant racket and voracious appetite for oak leaves and other desirable plants. “This is the worst outbreak I’ve ever seen,” said Molly Keck, Texas AgriLife Extension Service [...]

Red Oak man held in Corsicana robbery

A 48-year-old Red Oak man is being held in connection with an armed robbery Saturday at the Shell Station and Arby's Restaurant on East State Highway 31 in Corsicana.

Texas Fishing Report

By J.P. GREESON For The Associated Press Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for May 23 and also available on the Internet at http://www.txfishing.com :

Red Oak next up for NHS

The Nacogdoches Dragon baseball team has plenty of reasons to smile these days.

Rawlings fires off a round of support for opportunities in southern Dallas

The mayor repeats his support for the Trinity toll road in presenting his Grow South plan.

By Philip Jankowski Killeen Daily Herald

WACO — An accused bomb plotter's suspicious behavior marred his nearly month-long trek from Kentucky to Texas after he was declared absent without leave from his Army post.

Some Driftwood Residents Angry After Large Oak Tree Mistakenly Cut Down

Neighbors in one Driftwood subdivision are seeing red after too much green was cut down. People in the Goldenwood subdivision, off Highway 1826 near Driftwood, say a mistake by the Texas Department of Transportation destroyed part of their neighborhood history. ...

Hidden Gardens of Fort Worth Tour features five lush landscapes

These Edens on earth range from a house on a hill to a yard steeped in tradition

Veasey best Democratic choice for new U.S. House District 33

North Texas has one of four new congressional districts drawn as a result of the state's explosive population growth in the last decade. District 33 -- heavily Democratic and majority-minority -- straddles the Dallas and Tarrant county line, stretching from the Fort Worth Stockyards through parts of Arlington and Grand Prairie to West Dallas and Oak Cliff. Although 61 percent Hispanic, the ...