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At Tuesday’s Ector County Commissioners Court meeting, two petitions were unanimously passed by commissioners, aimed at ...

Monitor Photo/Jody Vincik Henderson County Precinct 4 Commissioner Mark Richardson (right) swears in Precinct 1 Commissioner Wendy Spivey for her second term Jan. 2. Monitor Photo/Jody Vincik District ...

Christina Drewry will take the role of Smith County Precinct 1 commissioner, serving southwest Tyler, Bullard, Flint-Gresham, Noonday and part of Lake Palestine. County Court-at-Law 2 Judge Sarah ...

ODESSA, Texas — A West Texas favorite, the SandHills Stock Show & Rodeo, is set to return to the Ector County Coliseum Jan. 2 to Jan. 11, according to a SandHills Stock Show and Rodeo news release.

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Thursday, Jan. 2, a groundbreaking initiative to expand access to safe e-bike battery charging on sidewalks across the city. The ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Texas — Former Orange County Sheriff's Captain Joey Jacobs was sworn in as the Orange County Precinct 4 Constable during a ceremony held Wednesday morning at the Orange County ...

Three Webb County constables marked the start of their new terms Wednesday with swearing-in ceremonies that celebrated tradition, honored loved ones and outlined plans for their precincts.

county attorney, tax assessor-collector, justice of the peace, commissioners for districts 1 and 3, judgeships, and constable for precincts 1 through 6 on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A New Year’s Eve meeting marked the last for two outgoing Smith County commissioners. Precinct 3 Commissioner Terry Phillips and Precinct 1 Commissioner Pam Frederick served in ...

While he was being detained, Constable Mark Herman with Harris County Precinct 4, said in a news release Banda was advised charges were accepted. That’s when he “slipped his restraints to the ...

At the time it was overwhelmingly approved by 90% of neighborhoods in L.A. County. This month parts of it were repealed by Proposition 36. Eighty-seven percent of neighborhoods that previously ...