Some schools, including West Texas A&M University, accepted more students who qualify for need-based federal grants, known as Pell grants. The regional public university in Canyon accepts any student who has at least a 2.0 GPA and meets at least one other requirement, which can include test scores. For those who don’t meet the qualifications, the school has adjusted its alternative admissions process to include two essay questions and a high school recommendation letter.
CARSON COUNTY TX – Texas DPS seized more than four pounds of suspected methamphetamine and 13 pounds of suspected marijuana in Carson County.
SHAMROCK, TX - Two semi-trucks collided Thursday night approximately three miles north of Shamrock on US 83 resulting in one fatality.
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase its presence on the roads to ensure highways are safe as part of a spring break enforcement campaign.
CONWAY, TX – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized more than five pounds of suspected cocaine and $22,600 in cash.
AMARILLO – On Feb. 16, 2022, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized 48 pounds of methamphetamine, more than five pounds of cocaine, one and a half pounds of THC products, two ounces of marijuana and 331 grams of suspected fentanyl tablets, after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Oldham County.
AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized 25 pounds of methamphetamine and 104 grams of suspected fentanyl tablets.
AUSTIN - After the Biden administration halted the construction of former President Donald Trump’s border wall, hundreds of unused wall panels were left at construction sites.
AUSTIN - Texas voters will decide whether to lower some property taxes that fund schools in a May 7 special election.
WASHINGTON - Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13) joined his House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) Republican colleagues in releasing the following statement commemorating six months since the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan.