The 2025-2026 calendar, renovations at the softball field and program evaluations were discussed by the Houston R-1 School District Board of Education during a Tuesday, Nov. 12 meeting.

A deer ran into the side of a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe Thursday night on Highway Y near the Texas and Howell County line. Tpr. Ethan Minge said the vehicle was driven by a 26-year-old woman from Mountain ...

The annual Don Tottingham Memorial Run – in honor of Houston’s mayor from 2011 to 2019 – is Saturday, Nov. 16.

Montauk State Park continues recovery efforts after flooding that occurred Nov. 5, damaging a substantial amount of infrastructure. The park — situated east of Licking — sustained heavy damage and is ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown male who may have critical information pertaining to the ...

The season, which runs from Nov. 16-26, creates a big economic boost for the county. The arrival of hunter orange to the county can be seen as hunters fill up their gasoline tanks, stay at motels and ...

Generous tax credits are available to donors for the Texas County Library Foundation project to build a new Houston library.

Were informed that Brandon Barnes, full-time deputy sheriff, gave a written notice of resignation, effective Nov. 13. Heard that Scott Logan was hired as a full-time deputy sheriff recruit. Logan ...

A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” is on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconic shoes, convinced they were adorned with real jewels.

In a cutting-edge milestone for orbital innovation, the U.S. military’s secretive X-37B space plane has begun advanced aerobraking maneuvers to shift its orbit.

Luxury brands are so-called Veblen goods: a category of consumer products that inverts the usual laws of economics. Instead of crimping demand when prices rise, luxury goods can become more ...

Gov. Mike Parson has initiated steps to obtain federal disaster assistance to fix roads and bridges in Texas County.