A proposed data center in Angelina County will occupy more than 1,000 acres outside of Lufkin. The county judge says there's nothing he can do to stop it.
Texas cities and counties largely control when and where liquor can be sold. Just three counties are totally dry.
Lawmakers in 2017 took a major step to end most child marriages. However, emancipated teenagers 16 and older can get married.
The Lufkin school district says it must do a better job of promoting itself amid growing competition from charter schools and homeschooling.
Texas decertified a widely used electronic pollbook after problems in November. Will a fix arrive in time for the next election?
The plans, which are required by the federal government to access certain grants after a natural disaster, are laborious to assemble — especially for rural counties.
Georgia DeVries, an East Texas 17-year-old, shared her experience living in a car for one month last year on TikTok.
Rudolph the Red-Nose Pumping Unit has long been a holiday tradition in Lufkin. The machinery, now used worldwide to extract oil from the ground, was invented by a local businessman.
A town of 34,000 people, Lufkin sits deep in the Piney Woods, a region dotted with rural towns. Local civic leaders hope a long list of efforts can revitialize the city’s downtown and reboot its economy.
The latest county to make a disaster declaration is an eight-hour drive away from the Texas-Mexico border, but local officials there say they’re under “invasion.”
Zavalla lost all water for several days. The Texas Department of Emergency Management has sent pallets of bottled water and a team to help.
Public health officials have played a crucial role in vaccination efforts and tracking the spread of the virus. But different needs from their communities and insufficient aid have complicated the work.