Governor Abbott Activates Additional State Emergency Response Resources For Extremely Critical Wildfire Danger
March 14, 2025 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate additional state emergency response resources in anticipation of extremely critical wildfire danger expected across West Texas and ongoing elevated-to-critical fire weather conditions across most of the state into the weekend. “The State of Texas continues to monitor the...
Harry Sims
Funeral Service for Harry James Sims aka Zeke/Harry O will be at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Harold Nash officiating. Corey Sims, Vinnie Sims, Randy Pryor, Ricky Godbolt, Bill Barrett, and Kevin Debase will be serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Dennis Nash, Melvin Person, Ronald Gordon, and Choice Thompson. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....
Lawsuit Claims Girl Scout Cookies Contain Toxic Chemicals
March 13, 2025 – The Girl Scouts of the USA are facing a lawsuit after a viral study claimed that their popular cookies contain toxic contaminants, including heavy metals and the herbicide glyphosate. The lawsuit, filed by consumer advocacy groups, alleges that the organization misled customers by failing to disclose the presence of potentially harmful substances in their cookies. The controversy erupted after independent lab...
Bob Hrobak
January 29, 1969 — March 7, 2025 El Segundo Bob Hrobak, age 56, passed away in Yantis, Texas on Friday, March 7, 2025. He was a resident of El Segundo, California. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 29 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Robert Paul Hrobak was born on January 29, 1969 in Los Angeles, California to Robert Paul and Joy (Bussell) Hrobak. Bob graduated in 1993 from Ohio...
Mark Damon Faulks
A Memorial service for Mark Damon Faulks, age 51, of Arlington, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 14, 2025 with Visitation one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Mark passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Mark was born to Weldon and Kay Faulks on April 27, 1973. He married the love of his life and best friend Angela Elizabeth Martin on...
Blood Moon Should be Spectacular for Northeast Texas
March 12, 2025 – Northeast Texas will witness a spectacular total lunar eclipse on March 14, 2025, offering stargazers a breathtaking celestial event. The eclipse, often referred to as a “blood moon,” occurs when the Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, casting a reddish hue over the lunar surface. This phenomenon happens because Earth’s atmosphere filters and bends sunlight, scattering shorter...
2025 Crawfish Season Outlook
March 12, 2025 – The 2025 crawfish season in Louisiana and Texas is shaping up to be a strong one, offering relief to farmers and seafood lovers after the drought-stricken 2024 season. Crawfish farmers are optimistic about improved yields, thanks to better water conditions and more favorable weather patterns. The drought in 2024 led to lower crawfish populations and higher prices, making it a difficult year for both producers...
USDA Will Reinstate Recently Cut Probationary Workers
March 11, 2025 – The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) had ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily reinstate fired probationary employees by Wednesday, and the agency confirmed in a statement that it would comply with the deadline. The MSPB, which oversees federal employment disputes, issued the directive after reviewing cases involving probationary employees who were dismissed by President...
Greg Abbott Calls On Texans To Support School Choice At Parent Empowerment Day In Austin
March 11, 2025 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott recently highlighted the widespread support for a universal school choice bill for all Texas families at Parent Empowerment Day at the Texas Public Policy Foundation in Austin. As the Texas House Public Education Committee began taking public testimony on House Bill 3, the Governor urged all Texans to voice their support and testify for school choice. “If you look at...
Help Hunters Feed the Hungry
March 12, 2025 – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking a non-profit organization to administer the statewide program that provides hunters with a mechanism to donate legally harvested deer that can be processed and provided to local food banks, for further information, email: [email protected] through 3/31/2025.
