Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM CST
|By Leo Quevedo
He’s the new dean of UT Tyler’s School of Education...but what brought him to East Texas?
Updated: Nov. 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM CST
|By Kylie Neel and Leo Quevedo
Tonight we’re talking with someone who has spent much of his life behind the microphone and behind the scenes of the broadcasting industry.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2026 at 1:18 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
A downtown Tyler bookstore is celebrating Halloween with extended hours, local artisans, and spooky festivities this weekend.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
In this edition of East Texas Tonight, we’re getting to know Pastor Kendall McDonald of the Fredonia Hill Baptist Church of Nacogdoches.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
The Texas Shakespeare Festival Foundation is hosting its third annual Festival of Trees to benefit the Texas Shakespeare Festival.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2026 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
In this edition of East Texas Tonight, we’ll learn how Billy Jenkins got bit by the radio bug, how it brought him to the Piney Woods and what it takes to be a radio DJ.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2026 at 1:05 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
A Halloween tradition is returning in Lufkin.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
The Libertarian Party’s candidate for lieutenant governor, Anthony Christo, discussed what issues led to his decision to run and what he would do should he be elected.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
The Henderson County Performing Arts Center will open “Misery” on Thursday for a four-night run over one weekend.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
The Smith County Master Gardener Association will host its From Bulbs to Bloom conference and bulb sale Oct. 24 at Pollard Methodist Church on New Copeland Road in Tyler.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
Like all our senses, our sight is something most of us take for granted. But one East Texan has spent his career giving the gift of vision to those without it in western Africa.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
Green Party nominee for Texas lieutenant governor Kevin McCormick said Texas needs a new direction.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
Libertarian candidate Arthur DiBianca says the Texas Railroad Commission should prioritize transparency, property rights and restitution when oil and gas activity causes harm.
East Texas Tonight: Dr. Texas Rüegg explains the science behind every sip at Rueggenbach Brewing Co.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
In this edition of East Texas Tonight, we learn why Dr. Rüegg went from working in education to opening his own brewery, the challenges of starting your own business, and the science behind every sip!
Updated: Oct. 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
The second annual Scarborough’s Hollow is back for a frightful return as the festival is open Saturdays through Oct. 31 at 2511 FM 66 in Waxahachie.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
Libertarian nominee for Texas governor Pat Dixon says voters deserve more than two choices in November.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
He’s our first point of contact for the City of Longview, a man of faith, a thespian, and even made his own card game!
Updated: Oct. 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
The Rose City Air-Fest returns to Tyler Oct. 9-11, raising funds for Camp V and the East Texas veterans and military families it serves.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
Over 500 engineering students at the University of Texas at Tyler will put their classroom knowledge to the test Saturday during the fifth annual Ratliff Relays.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
If you ever need a professional headshot or just a family photo done in Downtown Tyler, Callynth Finney is your likely go-to. But her journey to owning her own photography studio was far from straight or easy.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM CDT
|By Nic Huber and Leo Quevedo
Shehla Faizi, the Green Party nominee for Texas comptroller, called for more transparency from the comptroller’s office on recent data center construction.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
The Rose City AirFest returns to Tyler this October at the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, raising funds for Camp V and the military families it serves across East Texas.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2026 at 11:18 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
She’s spent her career serving vulnerable children, adults and families. It’s a tradition she continues today as the director of Elijah’s Retreat in Cherokee County.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
The 16th annual Paint Palestine Pink event returns Saturday to bring the community together for races and family festivities to fund vital diagnostic cancer screenings for East Texans.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2026 at 11:39 PM CDT
|By Leo Quevedo
When the East Texas Food Bank is hosting a fundraiser or food drive, you’ll likely hear about it from their Chief Development Officer right here on East Texas Now.



































