Red Oak ISD will host a series of public meetings to solicit input for the design of a possible new middle school. A new school hinges on the outcome of the $94 million bond election, which is set for Nov.
NEW YORK (AP) — Top allies of former President Donald Trump are creating a new super PAC that’s expected to serve as the main vehicle for his midterm spending and could become a key part of his campaign infrastructure should he move forward with a 2024 White House run.
For five months, Gov. Greg Abbott bused migrants to Democrat-led cities to draw attention to the number of people arriving at the Texas border.
Stocks tumbled worldwide Friday on more signs the global economy is weakening, just as central banks raise the pressure even more with additional interest rate hikes. The S&P 500 fell 2.3% in early afternoon trading, adding a dismal cap on what’s already been a rough week.
In their final regular meeting of the 2021-22 fiscal year on Tuesday, the Ellis County Commissioners’ Court tackled a long list of agenda items, not the least of which was the county budget and tax rate for the new fiscal year that starts one week from Saturday.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is providing emergency medical service (EMS) scholarships to help interested Texans complete education and training to begin careers in the EMS field. The Texas Legislature provided $21 million to fund the scholarships for students using approved EMS education programs and licensed EMS providers, with special attention given to rural and other underserved areas of Texas.
One of the oldest and most beneficial nonprofits in all of Ellis County is Texas Baptist Home for Children, better known as “TBHC Foster Care & Adoption.” Since 1910, this organization has been serving the children of Texas and helping counties in North Texas and the Permian Basin. Their main focus is to serve children and families through foster care (by recruiting, training, and resources and support for families); assist with adoptions (private infant adoption as well as kinship and matched adoptions); and provide teen pregnancy care services.
The Ellis County AgriLife Extension Office will present “Health Literacy for Older Texans” at 9 a.m. Mondays baeginning on Oct.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division requests ideas from angling organizations, local governments, non-governmental organizations, river authorities and tribal organizations on freshwater fish habitat and shoreline-based angler access improvement projects to be completed in public waters statewide during fiscal years 2024-2025.
The Texas Access to Justice Foundation, the state’s largest funding source for civil legal aid, today announced it received an additional $20 million in funding from the Texas DepartmentofHousingandCommunity Affairs to continue the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.