Holdouts on Gay Marriage Could Face Lawsuits
by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune – July 10, 2015 With most Texas counties now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, legal experts and gay rights activists say it may take individual lawsuits to compel the handful of county clerks still refusing to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. But gay activists eyeing those counties, and attorneys representing same-sex couples who...
Texas Wants Another Win Against Obama’s Immigration Plan
by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune – July 10, 2015 Attorneys for the Obama administration will try again on Friday to persuade a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to let a controversial immigration policy take effect. But supporters of the program, which would have shielded the bulk of Texas’ 1.6 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, aren’t optimistic....
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
Several gathered for the Tira Homecoming on Sunday. Leroy Reaves served as the Master of Ceremonies for the program. He welcomed everyone and encouraged many to share memories of time spent in Tira. Floyd Payton presided over the Tira Cemetery Association business meeting. Billy Joe Clayton and Floyd Payton were reelected to the cemetery board. A special collection was taken to help toward clearing the land, which was donated...
Chamber Connection – July 9th, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
American Legion Post #66 will host Blood Drive, Saturday, July 11th from 2-7 @ 118 Church Street. Blood supply is lowest during the summer months, so they need your help. The American Legion Post #66 will host a blood drive at 118 Church Street, this Saturday, July 11th from 2-7. The Carter Blood Care Bus will be in the parking lot. For more information or to schedule an appointment time, please call Daniel Sullivan at...
SPORTATORIUM – JULY 9, 2015 by Eddie Trapp
A little history. Stepfather Thomas “Tookie” Peters (Our clan calls him Papa) recently told of going to the Dallas Sportatorium sometime back in the Forties. That’s where Fritz von Eric and many other wrestling greats performed. The show that night was not wrestling, but a concert by singing great, Eddy Arnold. James Williams Peters, and his fiancée, Charlene, were along with Papa. James Williams was Papa’s nephew although...
Alabama Blue Bell Trials this Month
Texas, and the rest of the world is one step closer to having Blue Bell Ice Cream back in their lives. Trial runs at the Alabama plant are slated for this month. No one will go on record for a projected in-store date. It will take months to retool each facility, recall furloughed workers and regain lost shelf space at retailers. Public reaction to the treats may be frosty as well. Some believe that Blue Bell did too little too...
Whataburger Says no to Open Carry
Texas based Whataburger has released their official open carry policy. The privately held company with stores mainly in the Southern United States requests licensed firearm carrying patrons to keep them concealed. Official Whataburger Press Release as follows: Whataburger Addresses Open Carry Policy Company July 2, 2015 San Antonio There’s been a lot of talk the past couple weeks about Whataburger’s open carry policy, and I wanted to...
