New Facility Dog Brings Heartfelt Holiday Cheer to Patients in Texas Children’s Heart Center
December 26, 2024 – HOUSTON – Texas Children’s Hospital is excited to welcome its newest facility dog, Noelle, just in time to bring comfort and cheer to patients during the holiday season. Noelle, a 2-year-old black Labrador/Golden Retriever cross, has joined the Pawsitive Play program and begun working with her handler, Shannon Stowers, in the Texas Children’s Heart Center. Stowers is a certified child life specialist...
Honoring the First Female Engineer in Texas
Dec. 23, 2024 – By Jeff Barker – BASTROP — The first woman engineer in Texas is set to be honored with a new historical marker in Bastrop County. In 1938, Leah Moncure made history by becoming the first woman in Texas to earn a professional engineering license. Moncure went on to work for the Texas Highway Department — now TxDOT— for 32 years, specializing in research, right-of-way and road design. During her historic...
Rheyburn “Ray” Parrish Nolan
Rheyburn “Ray” Parrish Nolan passed away on December 22, 2024 in Tyler, Texas. Memorial Service will be at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 with Pastor Peter McNabb officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at 2:30 p.m. Visitation Wednesday January 8, 2025 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM First United Methodist Church 301 Church Street Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 With our condolences.
Bevo Banned from College Football Playoff against Arizona State
The Texas Longhorns will be without their live mascot, Bevo, for their second-round matchup in the College Football Playoff against Arizona State. The barring of the mascot could be a bad omen for the Longhorns given the result in their last game played without Bevo. December 24, 2024 – The Peach Bowl, hosted in Atlanta, made the decision to keep Bevo out of Mercedes-Benz Stadium due to safety concerns, which is fair given...
Opinion: Dollars Don’t Kill Screwworms
An Editorial by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller December 24, 2024 – The federal government has a bad habit of spending money on problems before even figuring out what’s really wrong, and the recent New World screwworm scare is a prime example. This is typical Washington behavior—prematurely spending first and asking questions later. But here in Texas, we do things differently. We solve problems with proven solutions,...
First Lady Abbott Celebrates Fulfilling Over 5,300 Holiday Wishes Of Texas Children In Foster Care
December 24, 2024 – Austin, Texas – First Lady Cecilia Abbott today celebrated the generosity of Texans serving Texans as more than 5,300 wish lists of Texas children in foster care have been filled through donations by state agency employees in this year’s Holiday Wishes program. Sponsored by the Governor’s Commission for Women and the State Agency Council, the annual Holiday Wishes program, coordinated through the...
Tammy Kay Shelton
July 21, 1967 — December 21, 2024 A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date for Tammy (Hooten) Shelton, age 57, of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Ms. Shelton passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Tammy Kay Shelton was born on July 21, 1967 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to William Don and Donna June (Hatley) Hooten. Tammy worked for many years in the Packaging and Processing...
Jo Beth Robinson (Daugherty)
July 15, 1952 — December 21, 2024 Sulphur Springs A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date for Jo Beth Robinson (Daugherty), age 72, of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mrs. Robinson passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Jo Beth Robinson (Daugherty) was born on July 15, 1952 in Kaufman County, Texas to Chester Franklin and Hazel Alene (Hector) Daugherty. She married Jimmy...
Incoming State Rep. Kerwin Introduces Measure to Limit Harmful Chemicals in Fertilizer
In lockstep with ranchers and state prosecutors who have raised the alarm, Kerwin’s measure seeks new restrictions over harmful PFAS chemicals. By Luca Cacciatore | December 20, 2024 – State Rep.-elect Helen Kerwin of Glen Rose has introduced a measure to regulate and limit the proliferation of harmful chemicals in fertilizers sold in Texas. House Bill 1674 officially defines perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances,...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues NCAA To Protect Women’s Sports and Prevent Biological Men from Deceptively Competing in Sex-Specific Competitions
December 23, 2024 – Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) for engaging in false, deceptive, and misleading practices by marketing sporting events as “women’s” competitions only to then provide consumers with mixed sex competitions where biological males compete against biological females. That only biological women will compete in the events is an important reason consumers...
