WORK BEGINNING ON SH 7 WEST IN HOUSTON COUNTY
Crews will begin next week to resurface SH 7 in Houston County that will require lane closures and a pilot car to guide motorists through the work zone.
Work is scheduled to restore the roadway...
OLD LUFKIN ROAD SCHEDULED FOR REOPENING
Placing new bridge elements in a major construction project at BU 59 and SL 224 continues to confine traffic to a single northbound and southbound lane on US 59 in Nacogdoches, but work is near...
Work Beginning In Center Requiring Lane Closures
Work will begin on Wednesday in Shelby County to mill and inlay a section of roadway that will require lane closures for up to a week, weather permitting.
Two locations in Center will be impacted...
City of Lufkin puts County on Notice for EMS
COUNTYWIDE EMS: Today the City of Lufkin notified Angelina County and its municipalities that it will recommend that the county assume responsibility for emergency medical services outside city limits beginning in January 2022.The City...
SPEED LIMIT CHANGES APPROVED IN NACOGDOCHES, SHELBY AND SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTIES
A reduction in the speed limit has been approved on two sections of roadway in Nacogdoches County and San Augustine and Shelby counties. In Nacogdoches County, the speed limit on US 59 South will...
DETCOG Conducting Survey of Regional Transit Needs
The Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) is in the process of preparing a 5-Year Transit Plan for its 11-County Region. A survey has been posted online so that people in the region...
Governor Abbott, TDEM, and TMD Launch State Vaccine Call Center To Connect Organizations, Businesses...
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), and the Texas Military Department (TMD) today announced the launch of the State Mobile Vaccination Team Call Center. Beginning tomorrow at 8:00 AM CT,...
My five cents…
At the end of this week, we'll only have three weeks left in this year's legislative session. These last three weeks are some of the most intense weeks, with long hours and lots of...
SFA Sylvans take top honors during Louisiana Forest Festival
Following more than a year hiatus in competing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stephen F. Austin State University timbersports team, the Sylvans, made a triumphant return during the Louisiana Forest Festival, winning the...
Jasper County transferring from the Deep East Texas Council of Governments to the South...
Governor Greg Abbott has approved the request of Jasper County to transfer from the Deep East Texas Council of Governments (State Planning Region 14) to the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (State Planning...