State/Region
TxDOT offers tips to help drivers reach their destinations safely during the busy summer travel months
To The Leader Summertime in Texas is the height of travel season, which means scores of people…
News
Little Cypress-Mauriceville recognizes staff members
To The Leader During the last two weeks of school, administrators traveled to campuses and departments to…
State/Region
New Gulf Restoration Efforts, Post-Deepwater Horizon Spill
By Mark Richardson Texas News Service GALVESTON, Texas – Almost a decade after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil…
News
Report: Texas Losing Ground on Children’s Health Coverage
By Eric Galatas Texas News Service AUSTIN, Texas – After more than a decade of progress getting…
Crime
CPSO re-arrests former Lake Charles teacher for 17 additional counts of sexual offenses with 10 year old student
PRESS RELEASE — Lake Charles– On April 30 the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from an administrator…
Crime
DPS seeking the public’s help in locating a vehicle involved in an auto-pedestrian crash
At approximately 4:3 a.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a report of a possible auto-pedestrian…
News
Two Texas men die after attempting to “jump” open drawbridge
PRESS RELEASE — Calcasieu Parish – Shortly after 2:00 a.m. on May 24, 2019, Louisiana State Police Troop D…
News
Valero faces clean air lawsuit for violations at Port Arthur, Texas refinery
PRESS RELEASE — Environmental and neighborhood groups allege 1.8 million pounds of illegal pollution PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Environment…
Crime
Man sentenced to 15 years for indecency with a child by exposure
PRESS RELEASE — Criminal District Attorney Bob Wortham announced March 6, 2019 that Juan Manuel Alameda Fernandez, 57,…
State/Region
Senators look to rein in tuition growth
To The Leader AUSTIIN, Texas – The average cost of a college education in Texas has skyrocketed since…