Another exciting soccer season is in store for Midlothian ISD varsity teams. The Heritage boys and girls will look to continue their 4A success at the 5A level, while the Midlothian boys and girls will each try to build off district runner-up finishes in 2022.
With the 88th Texas Legislature just days away, State Rep. Brian Harrison said providing significant property tax relief to residents will be one of his biggest priorities.
New Year’s resolutions are easy to make, but not so easy to keep. Most people break their resolutions by February, according to the Business Insider.
Many Texas musicians have become legendary figures for not only their great talents as musicians but also for their colorful lives. Huddie Ledbetter, known to his fans as “Leadbelly,” was a pioneer blues musician starting in East Texas in the early 1900s, just as rhythm and blues was starting to develop its own musical identity.
Mary Ellen Crowe, 94, of Midlothian passed away peacefully on December 18, 2022, at Buffalo Creek Memory Care. Mary was born on November 7,1928 in Highlands New York. She met the love of her life, Jack Crowe, while he was stationed at West Point. Their love took Mary to Texas where they married and established their home. Mary, aka Nanny, was a loving, caring and selfless lady. She enjoyed making her family-recipe spaghetti sauce, crossword puzzles, collecting precious moments figurines and oil painting. Painting brought joy to her and everyone who saw her works of art. One of her most cherished achievements was winning 1st and 2nd places at the State Fair with her paintings. She held “Nanny Camp” for her grandkids each summer where awesome memories were made. She will be greatly missed by her family and all who knew her. Mary is survived by her 3 children: Pat Crowe and wife, Reta, Steve Crowe and wife, Leisha, Laurie Austin and husband, Terry. Her brother, Pat Duffy and wife RuthAnn. Her grandchildren: Travis,Lindsey, Emily, Katie, Stefanie and Cris. Her Great- Grandchildren: Gracie, Tommy, Wayden, Bryka, Rypp, Brynlee, Storie, Audrey, Haley, Savannah and Rhett. Arrangements Pending
Dramatic footage taken recently that showed thousands of migrants crossing the Rio Grande River, and walking into El Paso represents compelling evidence that the Biden administration’s immigration policy is out of control. A massive Border Patrol facility in El Paso erected to ensure immigrants were not detained outside in the elements has blown past its four-digit capacity. Hundreds of people were left to endure near-freezing temperatures, and to sleep on the street with small campfires their only warmth. Since December 12, El Paso border patrol agents have interdicted more than 10,000 aliens, as per data city officials shared.
Nearly two months after the general election, Harris County election officials still do not know whether ballot paper shortages and late polling site openings prevented people from voting on Election Day.
The Texas Supreme Court declined Friday to intervene in a request from two renewable energy firms that say they’ll miss out on millions of dollars in tax savings from a program set to expire at the end of 2022 because an overwhelmed state agency failed to process their application in time.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the attorney general and the head of the state agency that regulates oil and gas drilling to investigate Atmos Energy, the state’s largest natural gas provider, for a failure to prepare for the frigid temperatures that slammed the state last week.
LUFKIN — For 18 years, East Texans have been represented in Congress by a prominent Republican known more for propagating conspiracy theories than for passing laws. But the region’s new representative, Congressman-elect Nathaniel Moran, plans to strike a different tone in Washington, D.C.