Burn bans in three 936 counties (Sabine, San Augustine, Newton). No road closures, no rivers at flood stage, no active NWS alerts. Lake Livingston 93 percent full, Lake Conroe 94 percent, B.A. Steinhagen 95 percent.
Burn bans in four 936 counties (Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Newton). No road closures, no rivers at flood stage, no active NWS alerts. Lake Livingston 93 percent full, Lake Conroe 94 percent, B.A. Steinhagen 98 percent.
Saturday, Oct. 10, is World Mental Health Day. Call or text 988 any time, free. Here are the local crisis lines, clinics, free therapy options and support groups across Deep East Texas.
Lamar State College Port Arthur, Associated Builders and Contractors and Gated Rentals are running a free eight-week NCCER Core and Level 1 Carpentry course in Jasper with 12 dollars an hour during the on-the-job portion.
Montgomery ISD trustees reviewed a plan Thursday for a fully virtual high school pilot that would open in spring 2027 for a limited number of grade 9-12 students, with district-issued laptops, UIL eligibility and a Pearson course catalog. The board revisits the plan Oct. 20.
East Texas burn ban and road conditions for Friday, Oct. 9: a Red Flag Warning covers Jasper and Newton counties from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., burn bans are in effect in four 936-area counties, no rivers are at flood stage, and the five major 936-area lakes are running mostly high except Sam Rayburn.
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard says four 18- to 20-year-olds from Buna, Evadale, Kirbyville and Pineland are charged with first-degree organized crime and aggravated assault after a Buna feud that led to a late-August attack.
A Sabine County resident was airlifted to Galveston with second- and third-degree burns after a house fire in Fairmont set off propane and oxygen tanks, the sheriff’s office said. Three VFDs responded alongside deputies.
Early voting for the Nov. 3 Texas election runs Oct. 19 through Oct. 30. Here are the key dates, ID rules and where to find early voting sites in your county.
General deer season opens Saturday, Nov. 7 across East Texas. Here are the dates, bag limits and license links, plus one favor: keep empty corn bags and trash secured in the truck, not blowing down the highway.