A survey conducted by the Houston R-1 School District received 943 responses from community members, district staff and students. Approximately 65% were in favor of a four-day school week.

The Houston City Council approved the 2025 operating budget Monday (Dec. 30). Here is a look at the city’s proposed operations for the year from the guiding document.

Schools closed Tuesday: Houston, Licking, Plato (daycare closed), Success, Raymondville, Licking Head Start, Cabool Head Start. Texas County Technical College will start at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Cabool ...

The Houston High School boys varsity and JV basketball teams hosted Licking last Friday night (Jan. 3) in Tiger Fieldhouse.

Texas County is reporting ice on trees Sunday morning as rain, sometimes heavy at times fell, earlier. Traffic is moving with issues on U.S. 63. Here’s a roundup of the latest news: The Houston School ...

On Dec. 30, officers were dispatched to the 400 block of S. Grand Avenue after a counterfeit $100 bill was discovered at a local business. The investigation is ongoing.

In its latest report, the Cabool Police Department listed a range of activities, including traffic stops, arrests and responses to local incidents.