Texas is investigating celebrities who had endorsed FTX, the now bankrupt cryptocurrency firm, for potentially violating state securities laws. The Texas State Securities Board started looking into FTX’s operations last month over whether the exchange’s yield-bearing crypto accounts were providing residents with unregistered securities.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying to discard 2,000 provisional ballots cast in Harris County ahead of a Tuesday meeting where the county commissioners are set to certify their November election results.
In a session light on action items and heavy on presentations, the Midlothian ISD board of trustees heard a report on the district’s climate, culture and safety during last Monday’s monthly meeting.
The City of Midlothian will kick off the holiday season with its Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m.
As expected, Republican candidates rolled to victory across the board in reliably-red Ellis County during last Tuesday’s general election. All five GOP nominees in local partisan races won election easily in final unoffi cial results, and statewide Republican candidates carried the county by anywhere from 65 to 69 percent, including Gov.
I like the story about the kid who was asked if he got everything he wanted for Christmas. He said, “No, but then again, it wasn’t my birthday.” We don’t go to very many Christmas parties any more.
Texas lawmakers won’t gavel in for the new legislative session until January, but they got their first chance to file bills Monday. By 1 p.m., Texas legislators filed more than 800 bills pertaining to an array of matters.
It was chilly and blustery last Friday night, but that didn’t keep nearly 400 local veterans and their guests from attending the 13th Annual Tribute Dinner, presented by the City of Midlothian. Held at the Midlothian Conference Center, the annual Veteran’s Day event, included a reverent ceremony that recognized all branches of the U.S.
A Midlothian man has been arrested and charged with two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child. Last Wednesday, Nov.
