LUFKIN

Formerly incarcerated Texans face numerous barriers to restart their lives. Without help from the state, the Next Chapter program in Lufkin is helping people released from prison get back on their feet.

The 12-year-old Texas girl who shot her father before turning the gun on herself has died from her injuries, authorities said.

A 12-year-old shot her father in the abdomen before turning the gun on herself after planning to kill her entire family, according to Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier.

Police are investigating what caused the trucker to veer off the road for “several hundred yards.”

“The most respectful, polite, helpful, caring, and spirited young man.”

Confections in Lufkin, Texas sold its entire inventory and received support from across the U.S.

When a batch of rainbow cookies led to a canceled order, people opened their wallets to support the East Texas shop.

When Lufkin, Texas bakery Confections posted to Facebook to spread a message of “More love, Less hate,” owners Dawn and Miranda Dolder weren’t expecting to receive the latter in spades. But after a post highlighting the shop’s special rainbow-striped Pride Month sweets, the Dolder sisters revealed that they’d gotten backlash in the form of lost social media followers and cancelled business. Really hard,” reads a Facebook post from Thursday. However, when news of the negative response spread, the community rallied, lining up around the block to purchase sweet treats in support, according to the owners’ posts. The sisters — and their “fabulous baker Felicia” — are still baking the rainbow cookie, they added.

Confections in Lufkin, Texas sold its entire inventory and received support from across the U.S.

Confections in Lufkin, Texas sold its entire inventory and received support from across the U.S.

Confections in Lufkin, Texas sold its entire inventory and received support from across the U.S.

State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, and state Rep. Chris Paddie, R-Marshall. Credit: Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas TribuneTwo Republicans declared their candidacies for speaker of the Texas House on Thursday, becoming the first from their party to enter the race. State Reps. Trent Ashby of Lufkin and Chris Paddie of Marshall join two Democrats in seeking the gavel: Senfronia Thompson of Houston and Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio. Candidates are vying to replace Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, who will retire after serving one term thanks to a political scandal last year. Thompson, the longest-serving woman and Black person in the history of the Texas Legislature, filed Friday to run for the gavel.

Police in Lufkin, Texas, have identified a juvenile who was seen licking a tub of Blue Bell ice cream in a now-viral video. The juvenile could be seen licking the ice cream at a local Walmart before putting it back into the freezer. The case will now be turned over to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Jessica Pebsworth, a spokesperson with the Lufkin Police Department said. pic.twitter.com/T8AIdGpmuS Optimus Primal (@BlindDensetsu) June 29, 2019In a statement, Blue Bell said the ice cream that was licked was never sold. Blue Bell creameries said they notified police as soon as an employee was able to identify the store where the incident took place.

SAN ANTONIO - There is a San Antonio tie to the viral video showing a girl licking Blue Bell ice cream in a store and returning the container to the shelf. The Lufkin Police Department confirmed Friday that the girl in the video is from San Antonio. "The case will be turned over to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department," Pebsworth said. On Wednesday, Lufkin police were able to confirm it happened at the Lufkin Walmart after watching surveillance video from the store. Lufkin police said the girl had ties to Lufkin because of her boyfriend's family.

Police in Lufkin, Texas, have identified a juvenile who was seen licking a tub of Blue Bell ice cream in a now-viral video. The juvenile could be seen licking the ice cream at a local Walmart before putting it back into the freezer. The case will now be turned over to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Jessica Pebsworth, a spokesperson with the Lufkin Police Department said. pic.twitter.com/T8AIdGpmuS Optimus Primal (@BlindDensetsu) June 29, 2019In a statement, Blue Bell said the ice cream that was licked was never sold. Blue Bell creameries said they notified police as soon as an employee was able to identify the store where the incident took place.