Texas to Use Lottery System for Private School Voucher Program
February 20, 2026 – AUSTIN, Texas — With more than 100,000 families applying for Texas’ new private school voucher initiative, state officials confirmed they will use a lottery system to determine which students receive funding under the Texas Education Freedom Account program. The program, created by Senate Bill 2 and funded with $1 billion, allows approved families to use state dollars for private school tuition,...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Big Pharma Corporation Sanofi for Illegally Giving Kickbacks to Doctors to Prescribe the Company’s Drugs
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a major lawsuit against Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC (“Sanofi”) for providing illegal kickbacks to providers to incentivize them to prescribe Sanofi’s drugs over alternatives. Sanofi is a multibillion-dollar company that makes drugs that treat diabetes, multiple sclerosis, auto-immune disorders, and hemophilia, among others. To entice providers to prescribe these drugs, Sanofi created a “Free Nurse...
West Texas Wildfires Continue to Impact Texas Ag
February 19, 2026 – Sid Miller Declares Agricultural Emergency Amid Texas Wildfires AUSTIN, Texas — As wildfires continue to devastate parts of the Panhandle and West Texas, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has declared an agricultural emergency and mobilized state resources to assist affected farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses. Miller is urging Texans to support the State of Texas Agriculture Relief (STAR) Fund, a...
Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast This Saturday
February 19, 2026 – The annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast is happening this Saturday. Get your fill of Kiwanis Pancakes, bacon, sausage and various beverages. The Civic Center will once again host the event. All you care to eat service will be from 7AM till noon. Be sure to meet up with friends and family and socialize for a bit. Kiwanis helps kids around the world. We look out for our community and focus on changing the world by...
Great Things Ahead for the Health Care Foundation’s Gala
Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is excited to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Gala. This observance is more about the donors and volunteers who have kept the Gala going and the thirty-five healthcare projects the Gala has funded. At a time when many balls and galas seem to be slowing down, the Foundation’s Gala is getting its second wind. This is in part due to the growth of the local...
Enter to Win Two Free Tickets to the Knights Of Columbus Fish Fry
February 19, 2026 – KSST has two tickets for the Annual Knights of Columbus Fish Fry. They will be cooking that USA catfish and all the trimmings every Friday evening during lent. This is the first fish fry of 2026. The tickets are only good for the February 20th meal. To enter to win the tickets, comment on this post on Facebook. Make sure to include the name of the only US President who was a member of the Knights of Columbus....
Wildlife Health Alert: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detections Continue in Portions of North Texas
February 18, 2026 – AUSTIN —Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges caution as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to circulate among wild birds in Amarillo and Lubbock. Detected in all 50 states across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, HPAI is a highly contagious zoonotic virus (meaning that humans can catch the virus) that transmits easily among wild and domestic birds. It can spread directly between animals...
Greg Abbott Touts Record Demand for Texas School Choice Program
February 17, 2026 – AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott on Monday celebrated what he called record-breaking interest in Texas’ new school choice initiative, with more than 100,000 families applying to the Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) program in less than two weeks. State officials say the surge represents the largest launch of a new school choice program in the nation’s history. The program allows eligible students to...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Illegal Voting Tipline to Stop Unlawful Voting Activity Ahead of March Primary
February 17, 2026 – Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an email tipline where the public may report suspected violations of Texas election law and issued a legal advisory on election integrity. Attorney General Paxton will thoroughly investigate any suspected voter fraud and protect the integrity of our elections. In his legal advisory, he notes that, “Significant growth of the noncitizen population in Texas and a pattern of...
Tracy Michelle Potter
July 19, 1971 — February 15, 2026 Emory Funeral service for Tracy Michelle Potter, age 54, of Emory, Texas, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, February 20, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Paul Pogue officiating. Interment will follow at Cumby Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Potter passed away at her residence on February 15, 2026. Arrangements are under the direction of...
