EPIC City Project Hires Defense Attorney
April 4, 2025 – Developers of the controversial EPIC City project in Hunt and Collin Counties have retained high-profile defense attorney Dan Cogdell as they face multiple state investigations. The decision, announced Thursday by the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), comes amid growing legal and political scrutiny of the proposed master-planned Muslim community. “This project is simply the victim of racial profiling,”...
School Vouchers in Texas Advance Toward Reality
April 4, 2025 – The Texas House Public Education Committee has advanced a school choice measure, moving it toward a full chamber debate with a narrow 9-6 vote. The legislation proposes the creation of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), which would allocate up to $10,000 per student annually for families to use on private school tuition or other educational expenses. The proposal marks a major step forward for school choice...
Earnestine Ford
Funeral service for Earnestine Clyde Ford, age 76 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs with Rev. Rudy Ellis and Rev. Chris Spivey officiating. Interment will follow at Cherry Grove Cemetery with Reggie Thomas, Mario Thomas, Andreas Rogers, and Richard Givens serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will include Everette Coleman, Michael...
Prayer on the Square 2025
April 3, 2025 – We are honored to have Judge Newsom leading the invocation and Reverend Chris Spivey delivering the scripture reading for Prayer on the Square this April. We anticipate a wonderful gathering on April 25, 2025 starting at 12PM and look forward to seeing you there.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues to Defend Texas A&M’s Ban on Obscene and Illegal Drag Shows
April 3, 2025 – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a notice for appeal after a federal judge stopped the enforcement of the Texas A&M Board of Regents’ (“Board”) ban on drag shows. The ban was challenged in a lawsuit by the Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council, and a federal judge granted the left-wing group’s request for a temporary injunction against the policy. Attorney General Paxton’s filings argue in favor of...
‘Islamic City’ in Hunt County Being Investigated by Multiple Texas Agencies
April 3, 2025 – Governor Greg Abbott announced this week that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has determined that the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) and its affiliated entities have not obtained the necessary permits and authorizations required for their proposed construction and development project. According to the TCEQ, any construction undertaken without proper approval would violate state law. As a...
Governor Abbott Proclaims April 2025 As Autism Awareness And Acceptance Month
April 3, 2025 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today promoted World Autism Awareness Day by recognizing April 2025 as Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month in Texas. Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions, typically appearing during early childhood, and characterized by challenges with social skills, relationships, self-regulation, and communication. “Texas continues...
Commission Approves Expansion of Digital License and Tag Options for Recreational Hunting, Fishing
April 3, 2025 – AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is expanding digital license and tag options to all recreational hunting, fishing and combo license and tag types. TPWD introduced digital licensing and tagging in 2022 for harvested deer, turkey and oversized red drum. Options have since expanded to allow resident hunters and anglers to purchase a fully digital license for the super combo (Items 111, 117), youth...
Saundra Grayson
November 16, 1943 — April 1, 2025 Alba Visitation for Saundra Grayson, age 81, of Alba, Texas will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Ms. Grayson passed away peacefully at her home in Alba on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 with her family by her side. Sandra A. Grayson was born on November 16, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas to Buddy and Katrine (Coppedge) Parnell. Saundra...
Graveside/Memorial service for Murry Dale and Mary Diana Smith
Graveside/Memorial service for Murry Dale and Mary Diana Smith of Brashear, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at North Hopkins Cemetery in Birthright, Texas. All friends and family are invited to attend. Murry Dale Smith(age 75)July 2, 1949 – February 22, 2025 With our condolences. Mary Diana Smith(age 79)September 30, 1943 – March 22, 2023
