Mutt Nation, an organization founded by country star and Lindale native Miranda Lambert, are removing dogs from shelters in flood-ravaged areas in southeast Texas. “We sent over 70 pups to our shelter in Oklahoma…

Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy at UT Tyler has organized a Hurricane Harvey Relief Drive. Items sought include nonperishable food, diapers, baby formula, toiletries, feminine hygiene items, new or gently used clothing as well as trash bags, gloves and…

City of Tyler's 1 cent tax rate increase dedicated to streets

The city of Tyler’s proposed tax rate is 4.5 percent higher than last year, but city officials say that all of the new money will go to roads. City Manager Ed Broussard and Mayor Martin Heines presented the proposed budget…

Second public hearing on Tyler's 2018 budget set for Wednesday

There are two more opportunities for Tyler residents to comment on the 2018 proposed budget before it’s adopted. The city scheduled three public hearings for people to comment on the budget, which increases the property tax rate as well as…

Jasper resident Schwanda Scott said she felt depressed as she waited in line Wednesday to receive federal assistance offered to Hurricane Harvey evacuees. Ms. Scott said she left her home on Tuesday under a voluntary evacuation and headed to Tyler,…

Tyler ISD School Board President Fritz Hager is deploying with the Texas State Guard to assist with the Hurricane Harvey response effort. Hager, 50, is a chaplain in the 3rd Battalion, 19th Regiment. He is also the executive pastor…

HOUSTON - A longtime south Texas coach and former John Tyler graduate died in the devastating Houston floods. A tweet from Clear Creek ISD confirmed the death of Coach Ruben C. Jordan on August 29 by the Friendswood Police Department:…

A former John Tyler High School football player who reportedly died in Hurricane Harvey-related flooding is being described as a selfless man, a faithful friend and a caring and effective coach. Ruben Jordan, a League City resident who grew up…

North East Independent School District trustees unanimously voted to change the name of Robert E. Lee High School, prodded by a fervent national debate over memorializing the Confederacy. Some board members said the school’s naming in 1958 after Lee, the…

SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON - The Texans headed home to flood-ravaged Houston after their final preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys was canceled Wednesday. “We’ve got several members of our travel party - our coaches, our…

All children love “secret places.” Even the grownup child can find refuge in quiet hidden areas of the garden. Why not create a special place for a special child or for your inner child - a sunflower house? You can…

DEATHS INEZ CONLEY, 104, Rusk, died Aug. 30. Community Fu­neral Home of Tyler. DORIS FERGUSON, 85, Tyler, died Aug. 30. Communi­ty Funeral Home of Tyler. HELEN M. GREEN, 85, Tyler, died Aug. 25. Lloyd James Funeral Home,…

JENNIFER FLANDERS, Family Matters I love children and have wanted a bunch of them for as long as I can remember. Not surprisingly, this fact significantly narrowed the field of potential marriage partners back when I was in college.…

Although state agencies have set up a mega shelter in Dallas for evacuees from flooded areas and local officials are directing evacuees to those shelters, there are places in Tyler that can help. The City of Tyler has set up…

(KYTX) The 8-year-old daughter of a couple who survived Hurricane Katrina wants to donate her toys to another child who might need it following the devastation from Hurricane Harvey. The Bice family lost everything owned when Katrina hit in 2005.…

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A 36-year-old condemned Texas inmate scheduled for execution next week has won a temporary reprieve because of Hurricane Harvey. Bexar County prosecutors cited "extraordinary circumstances" in asking a state judge to move Juan Castillo's execution to…

Gabe and Melissa Spencer, of Flint, were watching the news and reading reports from social media about Hurrciane Harvey’s aftermath like millions of others. Gabe, an avid outdoorsman, hunter and fisherman knew he had…

The Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Tyler are putting on a Hurricane Harvey Relief Drive. Items sought include non-perishable food, diapers, baby formula, toiletries, feminine hygiene items, new or gently used clothing…

Tyler Council receives update on where local Harvey relief efforts stand, pray for victims

The city of Houston and the thousands of people evacuated from widespread flooding from Hurricane Harvey were on the hearts and minds of the Tyler City Council as it worked to address Tyler’s business. Wednesday’s Council meeting on the proposed…

Though it’s technically still summer, the time to plant fall vegetables is here. These include frost-tolerant crops like spinach, lettuce, turnips, mustard, chard, cabbage and broccoli, as all of these need cool weather to grow and mature. Mustard and turnips…

President Trump has begun his push for tax reform, and he has some good ideas. The best is his call to cut the corporate tax rate - which, at 35 percent, is the highest in the developed world. Trump wants…

(KYTX) Thursday’s preseason game between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans has been cancelled, WFAA confirmed. The teams were informed of the cancellation at respective team meetings Wednesday morning. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo wrote on Twitter that the game was…

WASHINGTON (AP) - Opening a new era in cancer care, the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients' own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia. The…

(KYTX) NEW WAVERLY, Texas - A baby girl is among the victims of flooding in Texas, swept away after her parents' pickup truck was carried by rushing water off a highway. "As anyone can imagine, it's been really hard on…

(KYTX) When Texans star JJ Watt set up an online fundraiser to help Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey he hoped to raise $250,000. Now just two days later, it's raised more than $4 million. Watt revealed the exciting…

(KYTX) Drop a clump of 100,000 fire ants in a pond of water – or  that’s infested with fire ants and drive them out of their nests in large groups. In minutes the clump will flatten and spread into a…

With a new school year dawning, education officials are grappling with whether to remove the names, images and statues of Confederate figures from public schools - especially since some are now filled with students of color. The violence at a…

HOUSTON (AP) - The Texas community of Port Arthur found itself increasingly isolated Wednesday as Harvey's rains flooded most major roads out of the city and swamped a shelter for victims fleeing the storm that ravaged the Houston area. The…

BEAUMONT, Texas - Authorities found a shivering toddler clinging to the body of her drowned mother in a rain-swollen canal in Southeast Texas after the woman tried to carry her child to safety from Harvey's floods. Capt. Brad Penisson of…