AUSTIN – The beginning of a new hunting season is quickly approaching and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds hunters and anglers to purchase their new licenses for 2022-23. Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package) for the current year expire at the end of August.
COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but still up in the air is how much benefit the booster shots will offer, who should get one -- and how soon.
Knowing when to move closer to senior loved ones to help with their quality of life can be a tricky thing to figure out. There are ways to make the transition a smooth one, though, and professionals you can employ to help make life easier for you and your relation both. Follow this threepart guide from the Alice Echo-News Journal to make the process as easy as possible.
WASHINGTON — Years before he came to the Senate, Raphael Warnock spent time bedside with Georgia residents suffering from the long-term effects of diabetes, a condition made worse by limited access to life-saving drugs like insulin.
The Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 is implementing the DOT™ (Decision Optimization Technology) software’s watermain module to evaluate and plan maintenance and capital improvement projects. District No. 3 serves 4,400 users in the Texas county.
AUSTIN - On Thursday, Aug. 25, the Human Life Protection Act, HB 1280, goes into effect to completely protect unborn babies from the tragedy of abortion beginning at conception.
Alice Fire Chief Patrick Thomas and his firefighters recently visited William Adams Middle School for Firefighter Friday. The firefighters greeted students with smiles and high fives and handed out fire and Coyote swag bracelets.
AUSTIN – Motorists headed out for one last summer holiday should remember that state law requires them to slow down or move over when tow trucks and other emergency vehicles – police, fire, EMS and highway response trucks – are stopped on the side of the road with their lights activated.
Jeremiah Moran was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the Alice Police Department for theft of property. Moran is suspected of stealing packages delivered homes and left on porches.
Armed with documentation that a Chinese airline shipped 720 endangered long-tailed macaques this month from Cambodia to Chicago, ultimately destined for a notorious Alice, monkey facility, PETA filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Law Enforcement today, calling for an urgent investigation. The USDA confirmed to PETA that it had canceled Hainan Airline’s registration in May, making this shipment an apparent violation of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA).