Texas, federal government will begin tallying damage from spring storms, Gov. Greg Abbott says

Texas and the federal government will begin assessing the damage caused by a series of storms that battered rural East Texas and the Houston area with rain last week. Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s emergency director Nim Kidd, at a news conference Monday in Conroe, urged residents to report damaged property to their insurance companies and … Read more

State Highway 211 shut down both directions due to fatal accident, BCSO says

SAN ANTONIO – State Highway 211 has been shut down in both directions due to a deadly accident, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. BCSO said traffic heading north on Highway 211 is redirected near Mansion Bluff, while southbound traffic is diverted to the access road. Recommended Videos Authorities are urging everyone to be … Read more

POLICE: East Texas parents arrested after suspected fentanyl pills found inside baby’s diaper

TYLER, Texas — An East Texas mother and father were arrested early Monday morning after law enforcement say they found fentanyl pills inside their baby’s diaper.  Dredarian Ester, 27, and Jada Speight, 22, both of Tyler, were arrested on charges of abandonment or endangerment of a child causing imminent danger, manufacture or delivery of a … Read more

‘The page is turning’ | Uncle of Robb Elementary shooting victim secures seat on Uvalde CISD Board of Trustees

Jesse Rizo joins fellow newcomer Jaclyn Gonzales, a grief counselor, on the school board, which has been at the center of scrutiny for the past two years. UVALDE, Texas — The uncle of a Robb Elementary shooting victim is set to be sworn in as one of the newest members elected to the Uvalde CISD … Read more