Texas Senate Bill 1841 Now in Effect; Grants Rights to Victims of ‘Dating Violence’
September 3, 2024 – This month, Senate Bill 1841 went into full effect for the State of Texas. The bill gives survivors of dating violence access to family violence centers. It also clearly defines dating violence as someone in a dating relationship who causes physical harm, makes someone fear for their safety, or suffers emotional abuse. Senate Bill 1841 amends the Human Resources Code to update provisions relating to...
Liberty Trailers Plans to Build $10 Million Facility in Sulphur Springs
September 3, 2024 – The latest Building Permit Report from the City of Sulphur Springs shows more than $17 million in building permits were issued for remodels, new construction, and other projects. The largest valued permit was issued to Liberty Trailers for a new commercial construction at 100 Assurance Dr. in Sulphur Springs. The new area off of old Highway 67 (Main St.) is being developed by the local Economic Development...
Proliferation of “cat eyes” Delaying Passengers at Checkpoints in Airports
September 3, 2024 – Transportation Security Administration officers are seeing a proliferation of “cat eyes” weapons being carried to checkpoints, items that are slowing checkpoint security lines. Cat eyes weapons. (TSA photo) “Cat eyes,” which perhaps are better known for their dangerous ears than their eyes, fall along the lines of brass knuckles. A user places their fingers through the cat’s eyes and the ears become dangerous...
KSST’s First Presentation of Wildcats Football 2024
September 1, 2024 – KSST’s first presentation of Wildcats Football 2024 is from their game on Friday, August 30, 2024. The Wildcats took on the Mesquite Poteet Pirates at Gerald Prim Stadium in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Be sure to check out the exciting game down below. KSST’s Sports Director John Mark Dempsey called Play by Play and Color Commentary was called by our very own Chad...
Operation Lone Star Deploys Drone Technology To Secure The Border
August 30, 2024 | Austin, Texas | Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 518,300 illegal immigrant...
Solar, Wind, and Carbon, OH MY!!
August 29, 2024 – Hopkins County residents have been inundated with the promise (or threat) of green energy projects needing thousands of acres in different parts of the county. Many solar plant projects already have been approved, built, and operating, but more solar companies are leasing land and asking for tax abatements. The green energy projects keep expanding and now include wind (huge windmills), Carbon Capture (C02...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Makes Good on Promise to Sue Texas State Fair
August 30, 2024 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the City of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas for unlawfully prohibiting firearms from government-owned public property in violation of Texas law. Earlier in August, the Office of the Attorney General gave the City of Dallas fifteen days’ notice to reverse the Texas State Fair’s recently announced prohibition of firearms in Fair Park before a lawsuit would be...
Big Lots Stores May Close Soon
August 29, 2024 – Big Lots Stores may soon be a thing of the past. The discount giant is considering a potential bankruptcy filing and may seek court protection within weeks. The company is scrambling to find investors with cash in hand to prop up the company and avoid Chapter 11. Share of BIG fell 27 percent in extended trading and have lost nearly 88 percent of their value this year. The closest Big Lots store in operation is...
CBP Officers Seize $910K in Methamphetamine at Hidalgo International Bridge
August 29, 2024 – HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Hidalgo International Bridge this week seized more than $910,000 in methamphetamine in a single enforcement action. Packages containing 101.89 pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at Hidalgo International Bridge. “Our frontline CBP officers continue to maintain their vigilance as summer travel traffic begins...
TAMU-C Top Cop Bryan Vaughn Lays Out His Vision For Future
August 29, 2024 – Sulphur Springs native Bryan Vaughn highlights his vision for the University Police Department at Texas A&M-Commerce in the following press release from TAMU-C. COMMERCE, TX, August 28, 2024—University police are tasked with the safety and security of students, faculty and staff across campus. That alone is a consuming and complex mandate. Yet, Chief Bryan Vaughn of the University Police Department (UPD) at...
