U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) for the 4th District was confirmed May 26 as Director of National Intelligence. According to the Texas Republican party, Ratcliffe’s confirmation has created a vacancy on the ballot for the congressional seat in November.
Thanks to program funding by the Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, the Passenger Safety Project of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has reduced deaths and injuries due to motor vehicle crashes.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The presence of the deadly emerald ash borer (EAB) was confirmed May 19, 2020 in Denton and Bowie Counties. EAB has infested and killed ash trees in both counties, soon adding them to the list of Texas jurisdictions to be placed under the Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) wood transportation quarantine on EAB.
AUSTIN — As Tropical Storm Cristobal moved north in the Gulf of Mexico from the Yucatan Peninsula toward Louisiana, the weather system’s potential impact on East Texas grew and Gov. Greg Abbott on June 5 addressed the situation in a news conference.
• Nekoda Leandrah Coleman, of Daingerfield, was arrested May 17 by Daingerfield police for interfering with a medical call and assault causing bodily injury.