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- ArticleRyan's Take
The Speaker Vote Gets Counted Before It Gets Cast
Democrats may hold the Texas House. The Speaker race is already being counted in private. East Texas should see the list before January 12.
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Make It Easier to Repair the Devices You Own?
Texas has enacted a right-to-repair law for many consumer devices. Here is what it covers, what it excludes, and the strongest case on each side.
- ArticleEast Texas
Should Longview Allow More Duplexes, ADUs, and Smaller Homes?
Longview's housing plan recommends duplexes, ADUs, smaller lots, and zoning reform. Here are the local facts and the strongest arguments on both sides.
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Schools Lock Student Phones Away All Day?
Texas requires schools to prohibit student phone use during the school day. Here are the strongest arguments for locked storage and more flexible enforcement.
- ArticleRyan's Take
The Election Is Over. The Bills Start Monday.
Texas bill prefiling opens Nov 9 for the 90th Legislature. Ryan Nichols on why East Texas needs eyes on every bill Austin files.
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Require the Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom?
Texas now requires the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Here are the law, current court ruling, and strongest arguments on both sides.
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Require Paid Heat Rest Breaks for Outdoor Workers?
Texas urges water, shade, and rest for workers in dangerous heat. Should the state require paid heat breaks, or leave each worksite to set its own plan?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require a Warning Before Towing a Resident's Car?
Texas regulates private-property towing and requires signs in many cases. Should apartment residents receive one direct warning before a routine tow?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Set Its Own Minimum Wage Above $7.25?
Texas still uses the $7.25 federal minimum wage. Here are the strongest arguments for a higher state floor and for letting local labor markets set pay.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Put Flood Risk on Every Rental Listing?
Texas requires certain flood notices before a lease is signed. Should renters see floodplain and recent-flood information before paying to apply?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require Labels on AI-Generated Political Ads?
Texas restricts some election deepfakes, but broad AI-ad labels remain unsettled. Here is the strongest case for transparency and free expression.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Same Senate. Opposite Rule.
Republicans keep the Texas Senate. A Democrat won lieutenant governor. Now the rules may change. Same Senate, opposite rule. Here is the record.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Ban Home Insurers From Rejecting a House Because of Roof Age Alone?
Texas is moving against roof-age-only insurance decisions. Here are the strongest arguments for homeowner protection and accurate risk-based underwriting.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Keep Grading Public Schools A Through F?
Texas grades public schools A through F using achievement, progress, and gap measures. Here is the strongest case for keeping or changing the system.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Stop Changing the Clocks Twice a Year?
Texas voted for year-round daylight saving time, but federal law still requires seasonal clock changes. Here are the strongest arguments for each choice.
- ArticlePolitics
House Passes Stopgap Funding Through December 4: What H.R. 9770 Does, and What Happens Next
A facts-first guide to H.R. 9770, the House-passed stopgap funding bill: the December 4 deadline, programs continued, restrictions, Senate path, and shutdown risk.
- ArticleOpinion
Should Texas Require One-Click Subscription Cancellation?
The federal click-to-cancel rule was vacated, and Texas has no matching statewide mandate. Should online subscriptions require a clear online exit?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require Employers to Disclose AI Screening Before You Apply?
Texas restricts some harmful AI uses, but job applicants may not get notice before automated screening. Should employers have to disclose it first?
- ArticleNews
Longview Residents Can Build a Smart911 Safety Profile Before the Emergency
Longview's Smart911 system sends phone, text, and email alerts and lets residents add a safety profile for first responders. Here is what to include and why.
- ArticleRebuild
They Stopped Sending the Work Out and Built the Shop
Family owned in Marshall since 2002, they brought fabrication and powder coating in house in 2013. Five questions to run before you make the same call.
- ArticleReflection
Nobody in This House Needs Rescuing
Marine, then search and rescue. You get trained to run at the loud thing. Three days into a quiet house, I am learning that presence is a harder muscle than rescue.
- ArticleEast Texas History & Safety
The East Texas Disaster That Gave Gas a Warning Smell
The 1937 New London school disaster led Texas to authorize natural-gas odorization, giving future leaks a warning people could smell before ignition.
- ArticleOpinion
Should Texas Require the Real Price Everywhere It Is Advertised?
Federal rules require upfront, all-in pricing for tickets and lodging. Ryan Nichols asks if Texas should extend that rule to other advertised prices.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Shawn Ingram and Custom Graphics TX
Ryan Nichols meets Shawn Ingram of Custom Graphics TX in Longview, a branding shop offering in-house production, local connections and practical skills access.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Connor Walters and Silver Grizzly Espresso
Longview's Silver Grizzly Espresso: co-founder Connor Walters on building craft coffee, community, and a downtown East Texas gathering place to visit.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
The typhoon checklist
The Marines on Okinawa ran a numbered typhoon countdown starting 72 hours out. Here is that same system rewritten for your house, room by room, printable.
- ArticleLegal Spotlight
Ryan reports freezing on concrete: Harrison County needs to answer
Ryan Nichols reports cold, missing clothing and lying on concrete. Harrison County is asked to verify his welfare, address basic needs and preserve the records.
- ArticleAmerican History & Citizenship
The Signature That Came After 41 Years
On August 26, 1920, a quiet certification made the Nineteenth Amendment part of the Constitution after 41 years of federal amendment work.
- ArticleLegal Spotlight
How to Request Police Body Camera Footage in Texas (2026 Guide)
Get the footage and proof of what happened. The 3 details your Texas bodycam request needs, the 20-day clock, the $10 fee and what to do when they stall.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Every Texas Graduate Have CPR and Bleeding Control Certification?
Texas requires lifesaving skills instruction, but not certification. Should every graduate leave school certified in CPR, AED use, and bleeding control?
- ArticleRebuild
We Built a Waitlist That Takes No Money
Premier Dental Academy of Longview holds your spot with no deposit and hands you a free 48-question RDA practice exam. Plus the WIOA path to $0 out of pocket.
- ArticleEast Texas
Marshall’s Hazard Mitigation Plan Is Open for Comment: 19 Projects, and Draft Gaps to Fix by July 31
Marshall’s draft hazard plan proposes 19 resilience projects. See the priorities, incomplete data, public-comment deadline and how residents can respond.
- ArticleOpinion
Did Texas Make the School Phone Ban Too Broad?
Texas bars student phone use across the full school day. Here is the strongest case for the rule, the strongest objection, and the question for parents.
- ArticleEast Texas
East Texas Heat Advisory Covers Longview and Marshall Through 8 P.M.: What to Do Now
A July 23 heat advisory covers Longview, Marshall, Gregg and Harrison counties through 8 p.m. See official risks, symptoms and local cooling options.
- ArticleReflection
The Table I Want My Son To Remember
Sunday dinner is the one institution that outlasts jobs and hard seasons. Five table traditions any family can start this Sunday. None of them cost a dime.
- ArticlePolitics
Trump Mail-Ballot Order Remains Blocked After First Circuit Denies Stay
The First Circuit denied a stay of the injunction against Trump’s 2026 mail-ballot order. See what remains blocked, where, and what happens next.
- ArticleReflection
A Quiet Week Still Feels Like a Setup
Six ordinary days in a row and I spent them bracing for the seventh. On hypervigilance after hard years, what it costs, and letting a good day just be good.
- ArticleEast Texas
Thank a Veteran. Then Check on One.
Marine veteran Ryan Nichols on Veterans Day 2026: how East Texans can check on a veteran, plus free help at the Gregg and Harrison County veterans offices.
- ArticleEast Texas
Kenneth Travis Held On for 50 Minutes and 4 Seconds. East Texas Should Know His Name.
A Longview Marine, mortgage CEO and coworking owner set the Guinness World Record for the longest straight arm plank. Here is who he is and how to reach him.
- ArticleEast Texas
Should Longview Trade Some Left Turns for a Safer Fourth Street?
Longview is studying Fourth Street traffic and safety. Should the city limit some left turns and driveways, or would that hurt local business access?
- ArticleOp-ed
Weaponized: Lawfare in Harrison County, and the Lawyer I Can't Find
I believe Harrison County's government has been weaponized against me: multiple charges, a civil suit, and no attorney in East Texas willing to take my case. Here is what lawfare looks like up close, and how you can help me keep fighting.
- ArticleInvestigation
East Texas Grandparents Say They Asked for a Welfare Check, Then Were Told They Could Be Arrested
 **Lynn and Rhonda Tress say they are not looking for drama. They are looking for answers — about their g
- ArticleTexas & Community
Hurricane Season Peaks September 10. Here Is What I Actually Keep Packed.
The Atlantic season peaks September 10 and runs through November. A search and rescue veteran on what stays packed, when to leave, and rescue's limits.
- PhotoWall of Shame
The Receipts Wall: Every threat, slur, and "deserve life in prison" comment X let stay up against me. In 24 hours.
**This is every threat, slur, and "you deserve life in prison" comment X allowed to stay up against me in the last 24 hours — receipts, names, timestamps, and dissection.** My account is locked. Theirs are not. The asymmetry is the whole st
- ArticleJanuary 6
They Sprayed the Whole Pod. The Answer Came Back Not Permitted.
November 15, 2021. IGP 22111223-887. I filed a grievance about OC spray used on an entire locked housing unit. Seven days later the D.C. DOC answered in writing: THIS IS A GROUP GRIEVANCE / NOT PERMITTED. This is the record.
- ArticleTexas History & Service
Galveston Raised an Entire City After the 1900 Storm
After the 1900 hurricane, Galveston built a seawall and raised thousands of structures. Its recovery shows what serious rebuilding requires today.
- ArticleNews
Longview’s Stamper Pool Is Open This Sunday for $3 or Less
Longview’s Stamper Park Family Aquatic Center is open weekends through September 27. See Sunday hours, admission, features, and what to verify first.
- ArticleNews
Longview’s Free Babygarten Gives Babies and Caregivers a Place to Begin
Longview Public Library hosts free Babygarten Story Time today at 10:30 a.m. for ages 0 to 2, with songs, a short story, play, and caregiver connection.
- ArticleNews
Longview Residents Can Take Home One of 150 Free Trees Saturday
Longview residents can claim one of 150 free trees on September 12. Here is the official time, location, eligibility, and what to confirm first today.
- ArticleReflection
Rest Used to Feel Like Getting Caught
For years an empty morning did not read as rest, it read as a gap in the perimeter. What changed, and what learning to sit still actually looks like.
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