Harris Co. Fugitive Added to Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Immigrants List
August 26, 2024 – AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Jose Miguel Zelaya-Ponce to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 for information leading to Zelaya-Ponce’s arrest. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous. Jose Miguel Zelaya-Ponce, 20, a criminal illegal immigrant from Honduras, has been wanted out of Harris...
Winners of the 2024 BIG TEX Choice Awards Announced
August 26, 2024 – The tastiest time of the year is here! The culmination of hard work, sweat, and oil in creating the most appetizing Fair foods. The 20TH ANNUAL BIG TEX® CHOICE AWARDS was one to be remembered. After tasting all 10 foods and evaluating each time, the all-star panel of judges tallied their scores and made their decisions. Without further ado… the winners are: “BEST TASTE – SAVORY” GOES TO THE DOMINICAN FRITURA...
COMMISSIONER MILLER PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE 2024 RELEASE OF GO TEXAN MAGAZINE
AUSTIN—Today, Commissioner Sid Miller proudly announced the release of the 2024 edition of GO TEXAN magazine, produced in collaboration with Farm Flavor Media. This annual publication truly celebrates Texas agriculture from A to Z, featuring stunning photography and engaging stories highlighting the people, places, and products that make the Lone Star State a powerhouse in agriculture. From the hardworking farmers and ranchers to the...
Governor Abbott Announces Over 1 Million Ineligible Voters Removed From Voter Rolls
August 26, 2024 – Auistin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that since signing Senate Bill 1 into law in 2021, Texas has removed over one million people from the state’s voter rolls, including people who moved out-of-state, are deceased, and are noncitizens. That removal process has been, and will continue to be, ongoing. “Election integrity is essential to our democracy,” said Governor Abbott. “I have signed...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, August 25, 2024
Hey Friends!! I read a quote this morning that said “Through your greatest setback can come your greatest comeback!” And the Lord began speaking to my heart about this. He said “what feels like a setback I say is a SETUP! I can use all those things that feel like setbacks to SET YOU UP for the greatest COME BACK!” Isn’t that what His word says? That He will cause...
Apex Clean Energy Education Event Registration Closed
August 23, 2024 – After a healthy response the Wind Power Plant Educational Event offered by Apex Energy and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, registration for the event is closed. See a map provided by APEX of the scale and location of the proposed wind power plant by clicking here. This poll is no longer accepting votesI plan on attending the educational opportunity provided by the Chamber and Apex Energy on Wind Power...
Lake Highlands Baptist Church Revival
August 23, 2024 – The Lake Highlands Baptist Church will be hosting a revival starting Sunday September 8, 2024. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Sulphur Springs man gets 10 years probation after pleading guilty to an inappropriate relationship with a student in 2022.
August 23, 2024 – Former Yantis ISD employee Christopher McIntosh, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested in October 2022 following an internal investigation by Yantis ISD. Christopher McIntosh McIntosh was originally charged with online solicitation of a minor but was indicted on charges of improper relationship between educator and student in December of 2022. On Aug. 15, McIntosh pleaded guilty to the charges of improper...
CBP officers seize $460,000 worth of Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry
08/23/2024 – BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine valued at approximately $460,379 hidden within a 2019 Dodge at the Veterans International Bridge. “Our CBP officers are relentless in their efforts to keep our borders secure, and their efforts have produced important...
Fraudster sentenced for nationwide scheme to sell thousands of fake Texas paper vehicle tags
August 22, 2024 – A 35-year-old Dallas man who formerly resided in Houston has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiring to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Daniel Rocky Christine-Tani pleaded guilty Nov. 29, 2023, to conspiring with others to buy and sell thousands of fraudulent Texas-issued temporary buyer tags for car sales when no cars were actually sold. Daniel Rocky...
