The bill was created to improve the ability of parents to give up a child safely and anonymously. The bill’s author Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) hopes these improvements will prevent infants from being abandoned in dangerous ways or in dangerous places, unable to receive the proper care.
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|Jarvis Christian University partnered with Wells Fargo for the schools 111th Founder’s Homecoming week. Wells Fargo representatives spoke to students about how they can start taking control of their finances, build their credit, and how to properly save funds.
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|The baby doesn’t have a name yet because zoo staff hasn’t found out whether it is a male or female. Plus, there's a new black rhino!
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|study of the Smith County Jail reveals a dramatic rise in employee turnover, excessive amounts of overtime, and an escalating inmate population. Most of the findings in a consulting group’s review of the jail came as no surprise to Sheriff Larry Smith.
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|Testimony began today in the criminal trial of Kendall Damaal Johnson of Tyler, who prosecutors say influenced a friend to stab Lakeshia Shardae Kenney to death in September of 2021.
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Tuesday night, Lufkin City Council approved a master plan and phase one project scope of Morris Frank Park.
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A federal judge granted the delay due to a “family surgery” involving one of the attorneys for Longview resident Ryan Nichols. Nichols’ attorneys had been seeking a continuance, but not originally for the reason it has now been granted.