Texas

Port Arthur limits groups, including churches

At the direction of City Attorney Val Tizeno, the Port Arthur City Council and Mayor Thurman Bartie passed an amended ordinance that would limit public congregation of more than 10 in public or private city facilities.

Favor suspends fees, offers runners relief in response to COVID-19

As restaurants across the state face the possibility of closing or transitioning to take-out only following disaster declarations due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in many Texas cities, Favor delivery service announced March 16 that it would be taking special measures to promote food delivery and to...

Senator Cornyn meets with Lamar leaders to discuss future of higher education

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met with leadership from the Texas State University System, including Chancellor Brian McCall and presidents from across the system, on Feb. 26 to receive updates on their respective schools and to discuss policy priorities for higher education institutions in Texas.

Floridians guilty in trafficking drugs through SETX

Erica Ann Lang, a 35-year-old St. Petersburg, Florida, woman, pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking crimes in Beaumont, according to information released from the Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office on Monday, Feb. 10.

Traffic lane closures in Lumberton

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will conduct crash reconstructions causing multiple lane closures in the city of Lumberton until about 2 p.m. on Feb. 3, the agency reports. The schedule for the crash reconstructions includes Highway 96 at Boardwalk  beginning at 9 a.m.

Evaluation ordered for freed accused murderer

Millet Harrison, committed to the Rusk State Hospital for detainment after he was found mentally incompetent to be sentenced for his mother’s murder and released in 2015, has been ordered back to Rusk for further evaluation.

UPDATE: Found: Missing man

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing Fannett man –  62-year-old Kenneth Lee Wilson, who was last seen on Dec. 23, 2019, near Craigen Road and Hwy.124 (Fannett Road).