What is the new outside leash law in Texas?
By: Kyley Wilhite Multimedia Journalist On Jan. 18, 2022, a new law in the state of Texas makes it illegal to leave dogs chained up outside without shelter. This includes any type of chain...
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Erath County voters support expanded alcohol sales in the November election
By: Elizabeth Black Managing Editor During the election held on Nov. 2, a special vote was added to the ballot for all Erath County voters. The county was previously considered partially wet, which allowed...
What is “Yik Yak” and what do students get out of it?
By: Kyley Wilhite Multimedia Journalist If you’re not already aware of what “Yik Yak” is, you are definitely missing out. Yik Yak allows for students to post things called “yaks” and interact with people...
Annual Fall Festival kicks off at Great American Lone Star Ranch
By: Sierra Wells Multimedia Journalist The Great American Lonestar Ranch launched its second annual fall festival in Stephenville, Texas, on Oct. 22 and will remain open every weekend until Nov. 21. The festival will...
Transgender sports bill expected to pass soon
By: Sierra Wells Multimedia Journalist After being passed by both the Texas House of Representatives and the senate, House Bill No. 25, which requires public school students to compete against members of their biological...
Vaccine mandates no longer permitted in Texas
By: Sierra Wells Multimedia Journalist On Oct. 11, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that prohibited all vaccine mandates from any establishment in Texas. The executive order states, “No entity in Texas can...
Students voice their opinion on the new Texas abortion law
By: Sierra Wells Multimedia Journalist The Texas Heartbeat law went into effect on Sept. 1 and garnered the attention of people around the world. This law bans all abortions after fetal cardiac activity has...
The debate over the Afghanistan withdrawal
By: Nicholas Ratcliff Multimedia Journalist Back in February of 2020, past President Donald Trump and his administration began negotiations with the Taliban to set up an agreement concerning the United States’ (U.S.) withdrawal out...
Local business owners reliance on social media came to light during the recent outage
By: Madison Reed Executive Producer On Monday, Oct. 4, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all experienced a six-hour global outage. According to Facebook, it was not a hack or an attack on the site, but...
Tarleton celebrates LGBT History Month
By: Sierra Wells Multimedia Journalist LGBT History Month has officially kicked off in the United States and will continue for the entire month of October. According to the LGBT History Month official website, Rodney...