The Lufkin Police Department and Texas Rangers are investigating the deaths of a mother and son found Friday at a home in the 900 block of Third Street in Lufkin, according to police spokesperson Jackie Zimmerman.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality fined the City of Lufkin $193,813 for 14 wastewater violations found at the Hurricane Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to an agreed order.
A Tyler man admitted to firing a gun used to shoot a motorcycle rider in Douglass, according to an affidavit.
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards cited the Jasper County Jail for three violations following a limited compliance inspection, according to a notice of non-compliance issued Sept. 23.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied the request due to established protections by state law.
Seven residents are displaced after a fire destroyed their home Monday in Nacogdoches County, Central Heights-Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Jimmy Russell said.
A Jasper man is behind bars after Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard claimed he burglarized the Jasper Animal Shelter.
Jamaurea Jermaine Britton, 22, is charged with capital murder in the 2023 death of Dejah Hood. He potentially faces the death penalty if convicted.
The visit was Tyler’s first by a sitting vice president since Dan Quayle attended the Texas Rose Festival parade in 1992.
One man is injured after a trailer home caught fire Wednesday in Nacogdoches County, according to the Central Heights-Appleby Volunteer Fire Department.
An Angelina County man is behind bars after a deputy said he threatened a man with a handgun and returned minutes later to fire shots at a home on Ted Trout Drive, according to probable cause affidavits.
A police chase sparked by a shooting ended in a crash that left four teens dead in Texas, authorities said.
Shehla Faizi, the Green Party nominee for Texas comptroller, called for more transparency from the comptroller’s office on recent data center construction.
A Houston man is behind bars after police said he robbed a convenience store at gunpoint for three candy bars, according to an affidavit.
The Texas Water Development Board voted to award $5.3 million in total principal forgiveness for the City of Zavalla to overhaul its aging drinking water infrastructure.
Four people are behind bars and a fifth is wanted after the Sabine County Sheriff’s Office said they burglarized a residence and surrounding property in Sabine County.
Libertarian candidate Ted Brown is mounting another bid for the U.S. Senate in Texas, positioning himself as an independent alternative in a contentious race against Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico.
A Nacogdoches County caretaker is behind bars after police say she forged checks totaling more than $14,000 from her client after the client’s death.
Rajah, a male Komodo dragon who was a familiar presence at the zoo for nearly two decades, died Tuesday, weeks shy of his 28th birthday, the zoo announced.
East Texas native and touring blues musician Carvin “The King of Strings” Jones died Sunday, according to his family. He was 60.
After serving public office for more than a decade, State Rep. Gary VanDeaver, announced his resignation, effective at the end of day Monday.
Murder charges have been dismissed against two men accused in the disappearance and death of Joshua Larkin, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
Lufkin ISD is considering a transition to kindergarten through fifth grade campus model to bring greater stability to students and their families.
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of fire safety training equipment stored at the City of Jasper Animal Shelter on Old Highway 8 in Jasper.
A young American black bear continues to roam East Texas along the Neches River corridor, wildlife officials confirmed Wednesday.
