Council ballot grows crowded with six filers
Torn between a run for the opening Place 1 (which has already drawn one contender) and the contested Place 3, East Texas Treatment Center Executive Director Merlyn Holmes decided this week to file her attempt for the soon-to-be vacant position. It's … Read more on Kilgore News Herald

Affluenza Defense Lands Wealthy Teen in Rehab After He Kills 4 People in …
A wealthy teen who killed four people in a Texas drunk driving accident will not go to jail after a judge ruled this week that instead, he must attend an expensive rehabilitation facility paid for by his parents. The driver was 16-year-old Ethan Couch … Read more on Democracy Now