Longview News-Journal

24/01/2025

The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov. Greg Abbott and top lawmakers after a similar bill failed to pass last legislative session.

The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov. Greg Abbott and top lawmakers after a similar bill failed

24/01/2025

I never had more than one at a time, but I had stuffed animals. Don’t all kids have a security blanket when they’re young?

24/01/2025

Dozens of East Texas Republicans danced the night away Thursday to celebrate the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

24/01/2025

QUESTION: I’ve seen a man driving a motorcycle around Longview, towing a small, flat trailer. There’s a dog standing, balancing on the back of the trailer. Is that legal?

24/01/2025

I got a reminder on Thursday how seriously people in East Texas take their high school football.

24/01/2025

The Texas House on Thursday voted to ban members of the minority party from leading committees, achieving a major goal for conservative Republicans — and upending a tradition of power sharing that had been in place since the 1970s.

The Texas House on Thursday voted to ban members of the minority party from leading committees, achieving a major goal for conservative Republicans — and upending a tradition of power

24/01/2025

The Longview Police Department and Gregg County Sheriff’s Office unveiled a new armored rescue vehicle and a new mobile command center Thursday at City Hall.

24/01/2025

From their roots in Tyler's iconic Robin Hood Studios to their latest tribute to Bob Dylan, Mouse and the Traps have been a staple of the American South’s rock scene since the 1960s. Now they'll be back in Tyler for a fun night of songs and a film.

From their roots in Tyler's iconic Robin Hood Studios to their latest tribute to Bob Dylan, Mouse and the Traps have been a staple of the American South’s rock scene since the 1960s.

23/01/2025

Eighty providers were expected to assist more than 500 people Thursday at the city of Longview's annual Homeless Resource Day at Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center.

Eighty providers were expected to assist more than 500 people Thursday at the city of Longview’s annual Homeless Resource Day at Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center.

23/01/2025

A second person has died as a result of a house fire early Wednesday in the 100 block of Garfield Drive in Longview.

23/01/2025

Texas lawmakers are looking to spend billions of dollars over the next two years to create a school voucher-like program, cut property taxes, raise teacher pay, shore up water infrastructure and continue the state’s border crackdown.

Texas lawmakers are looking to spend billions of dollars over the next two years to create a school voucher-like program, cut property taxes, raise teacher pay, shore up water infrastructure

23/01/2025

Barbara McClellan, a leading figure in Longview’s theater, music and culinary arts community, will receive the 2025 Arts!Longview Lifetime Achievement Award for Artistic Excellence during an event Saturday night.

23/01/2025

A Pine Tree ISD assistant superintendent and Longview City Council member has been named the lone finalist for superintendent in Alto ISD.

23/01/2025

Gregg County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is set to install a 30-by-18-foot greenhouse at the service’s office at 405 E. Marshall Ave.

23/01/2025

The Hawkins City Council voted this week to keep its police department in operation following a tumultuous meeting in which some residents voiced support for the department while others said it is politically charged and can’t be trusted.

The Hawkins City Council voted this week to keep its police department in operation following a tumultuous meeting in which some residents voiced support for the department while others said

23/01/2025

Longview residents got a look this week at the latest designs for a planned public pool at Stamper Park — a $6 million project that likely will resemble a water park combined with a shallow wading pool rather than a traditional lap pool.

Longview residents got a look this week at the latest designs for a planned public pool at Stamper Park — a $6 million project that likely will resemble a water

22/01/2025

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22/01/2025

A woman died and a man was seriously injured in a house fire early Wednesday morning in Longview while city firefighters also responded to an early-morning apartment fire that displaced at least two families.

A woman died and a man was seriously injured in a house fire early Wednesday morning in Longview while city firefighters also responded to an early-morning apartment fire that displaced