Longview contracts assessment for city employee pay increase

KLTV 7's Lauren Tear interviews the CEO and president of the State Fair, John Sykes.

A person driving past a football game in Waco made a one-in-a-million catch after the ball was kicked for an extra point. Credit: Live Oak Classical/SPORTS REPORT+ /TMX

“We identified a need in the community, a food gap if you will. And so, 28 percent of the population, about 20,000 people in Gregg County are considered food insecure. And so, we have 13 partner agencies here already and so by opening this we’ll be able to supply more food for the people who are our neighbors,” Emerson said.

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, last year 72 children younger than eight years old died in traffic crashes in Texas; 16 of those were unrestrained at the time of their death. Tyler Police Department trafficking supervisor Sergeant J. Burge says this is becoming a common issue.

“I asked him, I said, ‘Were you involved in an altercation down the road?’ And he said ‘Yes,’” Van Zandt County Pct. 4 Constable Pat Jordan said. “And immediately I thought, ‘Well, this might be the guy.’” Here's what happened next.

“It’s about slowing things down,” Mayor Don Warren said. “I’m talking about connectivity, walking, families, picnics. It’s about downtown restaurants, dining on the square, dining on the sidewalks. It’s about taking a deep breath and enjoying the environment.”