April 26, 2017 - With the budget passed out of the House, there are several other important pieces of legislation that have begun moving. Things in the Legislature are definitely heating up as we head into the final weeks of the 85th Legislature.

April 25, 2017 AUSTIN – More than 80 percent of the state’s fifth grade students successfully passed the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) mathematics test and more than three-quarter of the state’s eighth graders successfully passed the STAAR reading test, according to preliminary results released today by the Texas Education Agency. The results reflect passing rates for the spring 2017 administration of STAAR in March.

April 25, 2017 - I’ve always liked to fish and faithfully search for the best fishing places when I move to a new town. In Starks, Louisiana, it was Bearhead Creek and Bill Buxton Slough. In Mauriceville, Texas, it was the “Lake Bar W” lakes at Newton and the Arabie’s 8-Gate Check.

April 21, 2017. Tenahas Cole DePriest Ballpark –

The Timpson Bears Varsity baseball team improved their District 23 2A record to 5-8, and they raised their season mark to 7-15 with a convincing 16-5 road win over the Tenaha Tigers (2-11).