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On February 24, 2021, an unveiling ceremony for the new street sign was held with the Carter family at the corner of Martin Luther King and James Carter Sr. Ave. A petition from Roscoe Warrick Jr. was submitted to City Council for approval to request the change of the street name from Lilley Avenue to James Carter Sr. Ave. Council took action by approving the request at the January 19, 2021 monthly meeting.
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Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order (GA-34) lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent.
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With every crisis, there is always someone looking to take advantage of innocent people dealing with unfortunate events in their lives. Regular people who may have their guard down due to a stressful event are more susceptible to fraud. Criminals seek and plot...
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WASHINGTON – Honoring Black History Month, today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ed Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) filed bipartisan bills to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, Major General Gordon Granger...
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Amid all of the hustle and bustle of the recent winter storm, a slew of candidates filed the necessary paperwork for a place on the ballot in the May 1 General Elections for local municipalities and school districts.
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Multiple homes burned to the ground from fires as first responders desperately tried to assist through challenging situations such as low water pressure, loss of electricity and icy road conditions. Several charities and fundraisers have been set up to help families who lost nearly everything they own.
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The State of Texas was hit with a major disaster in the form of two winter storms that wreaked havoc across the state. Most Texans know exactly what to do when a hurricane hits, but this was something few were prepared to face.
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