For the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, Governor Greg Abbott’s recently signed executive order GA 56 does not change their zero-tolerance policy regarding illegal substances. “I don’t think it’s going ...

A tree fell on a woman and her car in Lakewood, leaving her with a severe spinal cord injury. The driver has been identified as Maisie Evans, a 32-year-old mother of a 6-month-old baby. The owner of ...

An East Texas Republican state lawmaker wants to hit pause on a proposed large-scale water extraction from his part of the state. State Rep. Cody Harris, a Palestine Republican, has introduced a pair ...

Dallas businessman Kyle Bass has proposed exporting millions of gallons of water from East Texas to other parts of the state. State Rep. Cody Harris, R-Palestine, speaks during Texas Water Day at the ...

Black bears have been spotted in Cherokee, Anderson, Panola, and Rusk counties. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) HOUSTON – There has ...

Although it is time for the Legislature or the Texas Supreme Court to dispense with the rule of capture, that action alone will not protect groundwater, writes Vanessa Puig-Williams. In this photo, ...

Once the heart of a sprawling East Texas plantation run on enslaved labor, the Monte Verdi estate—complete with multiple historical markers—is now for sale for $1.59 million. Located on a hilltop in ...

Eastbank Little League used a pair of big innings to hold off Richmond, Texas, 7-5 Sunday afternoon to advance to the championship game of the Little League Southwest Regional in Waco, Texas. Eastbank ...

The East Texas State Fair is back with new attractions, returning favorites, and—for the first time ever—a Pro Rodeo. Tickets for the 109th annual fair go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, with the ...

Texas’ timber industry is experiencing steady markets in 2025. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife) Market conditions remain largely unchanged from two years ago, with strong demand for sawtimber, ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KBTX) - State lawmakers spent more than 11 hours Tuesday listening to public testimony on a controversial groundwater proposal that would extract up to 50,000 acre-feet of water ...