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Officials have announced that a Regional Infusion Center to treat active COVID-19 patients in East Texas opens August 27 in Nacogdoches County.

Share and speak up for justice, law & order... RICHARDSON, Texas — Officer Kayla Walker of the Richardson Police Department recently stood before the city council and accused her bosses of violating state law by enforcing a traffic ticket quota, according to a local report. She was described as a “brave policewoman” by a reporter for The Dallas Morning News. Ticket quotas are illegal in Texas. Walker says the department has done this for decades. She told the council she was speaking on behalf of current and former officers. She later said that’s about 30 people, according to the rep...

A Texas police officer publicly accuses her department of breaking the law with ticket quotas A 13-year veteran of the Richardson police department doesn’t hold back. The city promises to investigate. A veteran Richardson police officer stands up at a city council meeting and reveals that her department doesn't follow state law because commanders enforce illegal ticket quotas. Ticket quotas are illegal under Texas law. Watchdog Dave Lieber has the story.(iStock / Getty Images/iStockphoto) That is some brave policewoman. Ticket quotas are illegal in Texas. Walker charged that the department ...

Nacogdoches Rodeo and Steer Show to go on with restrictions WEBXTRA: Nacogdoches rodeo By Donna McCollum and Christian Terry | March 11, 2021 at 12:49 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 7:04 AM NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - The COVID-19 fallout continues to impact the Nacogdoches Pro-Rodeo and Steer Show. But unlike last year, planners won’t be thrown off by sudden changes in pandemic rules. Expo director Anita Scott had to wait a full year to celebrate last year’s 40th anniversary for the rodeo. With the onset of the pandemic in 2020, county commissioners voted to cancel the even...

Though state mask mandate lifted, Nacogdoches leaders still encouraging their use Though state mask mandate lifted, Nacogdoches leaders still encouraging their use By Donna McCollum and Christian Terry | March 10, 2021 at 2:44 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 7:53 PM NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Local governments can require masks in their facilities. In the city and county of Nacogdoches, rules have changed only slightly. Masks have become more of a suggestion than a requirement. At Nacogdoches City Hall, the signage wording has changed from requiring masks, to masks being recommended at a...