Turning the Gulf of Mexico into a long-term source for fresh drinking water is the focus of an unprecedented study Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) agreed to begin recently.

North Texas' top Beatles tribute band, Hard Nights Day, will take the Heritage Park stage in downtown Denison Friday, June 21 from 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. as Music on Main continues. Denison's free concert series is planned for Friday evenings through July 26.

The McKinney Ladies Association (MLA) presented a $50,000 check Friday that will fund college scholarships for the children of McKinney’s first responders during the next 10 years. photo by Gwen Guess of GuessPhotography

One of the easiest ways a homeowner can lower his or her property tax bill in 2013 is to file a homestead exemption.

Hawaiian Falls to open early Saturday for special needs children and their families. Special discount coupons available: Champions - free; family members only $5 each.

1865 – Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 13 other contiguous states as Juneteenth. Though Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, with an effective date of January 1, 1863, it had minimal immediate effect on most slaves’ day-to-day lives, particularly in the Confederate States of America. Texas, as a part of the Confederacy, was resistant to the Emancipation Proclamation.