Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
By: Sierra Wells Managing Editor The Supreme Court of the United States overturned the Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey court decisions on June 24, igniting a flurry of mixed reactions across...
Category: State
Spring 2022 graduation is almost here
By: Sierra Wells Managing Editor After a long semester, commencement weekend at Tarleton State University for spring 2022 begins on May 13. Each ceremony will take place in Memorial Stadium. Commencement for the College...
Student journalists across the Texas A&M system face adversity
By: Sierra Wells Managing Editor Within the past few years, several schools in the Texas A&M system have taken actions that adversely affected student journalists. Texas A&M University After printing for 129 years, the...
Gas prices soar in the United States
By: Sierra Wells Managing Editor Gas prices in the United States are at the highest they’ve been in 14 years according to GasBuddy. The AAA reports that on March 21, 2022, the United States’...
Wildfires affect students
By: Michaela Dennis Staff Writer Tarleton State University students are dealing with panic and shock after wildfires broke out in the area on March 20. Erath County officials reported more than 10,000 acres in...
Hundreds of Texans rejected to vote by mail
By: Nicholas Ratcliff Senior Producer The recently passed Senate Bill 1 (SB1), which changed the requirements for voting in Texas, has caused issues for Texas counties leading up to the primary election on March...
Texas sues over airplane mask mandate
By: Sierra Wells Managing Editor On Feb. 16, United States Rep. Beth Van Duyne and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the...
Abbott introduces Parent Bill of Rights
By: Michaela Dennis Staff Writer Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Jan. 20 would include Parental Bill of Rights in his bid for re-election. According to WFAA, Abbott wants to amend the Texas Constitution...
Snow and sleet come Stephenville
By: Elizabeth Guajardo Editor-in-Chief On Wed. Feb. 2, 2022, the weather in Stephenville may lead to a snow storm similar to the storm that came through in February 2021. According to the National Weather...
Americana group has Stephenville ties
BY Jessica LaFon/Contributing writer Graham Laird, Tim Rugg and Connor Delso are three friends who joined together to form a band known as Back Acre. All three are skilled in many instruments; however, for...