Family fights anti-trans bills at Texas Capitol: “I will walk through fire to see my child be happy”
Editor’s note: This audio story contains a statement that some listeners may consider to be graphic in nature. Maya Stanton says she used to think God put her in the wrong body. Now the 10-year-old transgender girl is telling Texas lawmakers she believes it happened so she could educate themContinue Reading
Arkansas-Based Transportation Expert Woodfield, Inc. Selects TexAmericas Center as Regional Home
Texarkana, USA (April 15, 2021) – TexAmericas Center is welcoming Woodfield, Inc., a family owned and operated trucking business headquartered in Camden, Arkansas, to its industrial park. Woodfield will lease a 1,500-square-foot space for its offices and 10 spaces for its trailer trucks across a total of three acres. As transportation experts withContinue Reading
Proposed Texas Bill Would Prohibit Texas Agencies From Selling Personal Information
The flood of spam calls dealing with things like your car’s warranty will hopefully become a thing of the past if legislation passed by the state Senate becomes law. The bill would prevent the state from selling your personal information. DPS alone has selling Texans Driver’s license information to overContinue Reading
Scott Jester
Scott Brandon Jester, age 53, of Queen City, Texas went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 8, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. Scott was born on January 3, 1968 in Brownwood, Texas to Wilburn and Betty Parker Jester. Preceded in death by his father, Wilburn Jester;Continue Reading
Marcus Allen McPherson
Marcus Allen McPherson, son, brother, spouse, best friend, “Coach”, went home to be with his Savior, Monday, April 12, 2021, at his home, at the age of 38. Marcus was born January 8, 1983, in Leesville, Louisiana, to Anthony and Penny Greenwood. He loved hunting, fishing, camping, and just beingContinue Reading
Kids’ College Returns to Texarkana College for Summer 2021
Texarkana College is gearing up for another exciting Kids’ College this summer for kids ages 7-12. Students who enroll can participate in a wide range of different classes including Journalism, Karate Kids, Introduction to Culinary Arts, CSI Kidz, Mad Science, Ready Set Create, and Athletic Games & More. Kids’ CollegeContinue Reading
Distracted Driving Continues To Plague Texas Roadways
AUSTIN – Sadly, distracted driving is still near the top of the list when it comes to crashes on Texas roadways, coming in at No. 2 for traffic-related crash causes. Last year Texas roadways saw nearly 1 in 5 crashes caused by a distracted driver in which 364 people died andContinue Reading
Jerrell Ritchie
Jerrell Ritchie, age 82, of Bloomburg, Texas, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 07, 2021, in a Linden, Texas, adult care facility. Jerrell was born January 12, 1939, in Tallula, Louisiana, to James and Aratrice Ritchie. He was retired from DSI Transport and was the former Mayor ofContinue Reading
Unemployment in Texas counties is up after February’s winter storm hurt the state economy
BY ANNA NOVAK, MITCHELL FERMAN AND MANDI CAI Texas Tribune The unemployment rate in Texas increased to 6.9% in February, which is more than double the record low of 3.4% in May 2019. In February, Texas’ economic struggles were exacerbated as a deadly winter storm knocked large swaths of the state off the power grid forContinue Reading
TexAmericas Center Announces Availability of 6,800 Additional Acres for Development
TEXARKANA, Texas (April 7, 2021) – During a virtual news conference today with regional, statewide, and national leaders, TexAmericas Center announced that thousands of acres have been successfully remediated to meet commercial and industrial standards. The video news conference can be viewed here. Official action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality removed theContinue Reading