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.
Measles Continues to Spread Especially in Unvaccinated Children
March 12, 2025 – A measles outbreak in western Texas has surged to 223 confirmed cases, with the majority affecting children and teenagers, health officials reported on Tuesday. The outbreak, which has also spread to neighboring Oklahoma and New Mexico, primarily involves unvaccinated individuals or those with unknown vaccination status. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, 80 of the confirmed cases are in...
Converse Teen Added to Texas’ 10 Most Wanted List
March 11, 2025 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Joseph Harris to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 for information leading to his arrest. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous. Joseph Joshua Harris, 18, from Converse, has been wanted out of Bexar Co. since Feb. 24, 2025, for capital murder by terror threat and...
Dagen Wadley
January 26, 2021 — March 9, 2025 Como Memorial service for Dagen Shade Wadley, age 4, of Como, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Grace Fellowship Church in Winnsboro, Texas. A reception will follow the service. Dagen passed away at his home in Como, Texas on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Dagen Shade Wadley was born on January 26, 2021 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas to William Shade Wadley and Kynze Krysti Nicole Reep....
Catholic Schools Ready for Education Voucher Bill to Pass
March 11, 2025 – As Texas lawmakers push forward with a school voucher program, Catholic schools across the state are preparing for a possible increase in enrollment. The proposed program would provide families with state-funded education savings accounts, allowing them to use public money for private school tuition. Supporters argue that this initiative puts “choice in the hands of parents,” giving them the freedom...
Headed for Failure; No Support for House Bill 3817
March 10, 2025 – In early March 2025, Texas State Representative Tom Oliverson introduced House Bill 3817, proposing the creation of a criminal offense termed “gender identity fraud.” This bill seeks to amend the Texas Penal Code to penalize individuals who knowingly make false or misleading statements about their biological sex to governmental entities or employers, identifying as a sex opposite to that assigned at...
Tam Stoker
July 2, 1958 — March 8, 2025 Sulphur Springs Memorial service will be held at a later date for Tam Stoker, age 66, of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mr. Stoker passed away at Rock Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Tam Stoker
Judy Kay Sinclair Wetzel
June 16, 1950 — March 9, 2025 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Judy Kay Sinclair Wetzel, age 74, of Como, Texas will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at First Baptist Church in Como, Texas. Interment will follow at Monticello Woodmen Cemetery (aka Woodmen of the World Cemetery) in Titus County. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs,...
Clifford Hill
August 17, 1951 — March 25, 2025 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Clifford Hill, age 73, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Interment will follow at Mt. Sterling Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Hill passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler....
