Travel form, instructions available online for travelers coming to Texas from New York Tri-State area, New Orleans to comply with Governor’s mandated 14-day self-quarantine

AUSTIN – In response to Governor Abbott’s Executive Order, DPS has added the required travel form and terms of self-quarantine to our website for individuals traveling to Texas - with Texas being their final destination - through an airport from the Tri-State Area of New York, New Jersey and...

How and why to keep kids on a schedule during school closures

STATEPOINT – School closures have forced families nationwide to readjust to the current reality. However, a sense of structure is important for children’s developmental growth.

OFF MY MEDS by Les Taha (April 2, 2020)

ELLIS COUNTY SHERIFF: March 24 – 29

Montemayor, Isreal, 46, aggravated assault w/deadly weapon Felony 2. Spence, Jody, 54, DWI. Waskom, Jacob, 24, probation violation-poss CS pg2 <1g. Jones, Cornelius, 17, public intoxication. Hernandez, Gilbert, 29, DWI 2nd. Ward, Charly, 34, man/del CS pg 1 >=4g<200g Felony 1.

FERRIS ARRESTS: March 26

Turner, Keontrey, 33, poss CS, existing parole violation warrant for dangerous drugs.

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: March 20 – 26

Stamps, Stacy, 45, aggravated assault-family violence.

RED OAK ARRESTS: March 23 – 39

Guzman, Raymundo, 68, DWI.

WILMER ARRESTS: March 23 – 29

Grant, Russell,  28, poss CS pg 1 >=1g<4g, warrant arrest other agency.

THIS WEEK IN AMERICAN HISTORY: Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, March 25, 1911

On March 25, 1911, a raging fire erupted inside a garment factory in New York City, killing 123 young women employed as low-paid seamstresses, along with 23 men. The fast-spreading flames engulfed the 8th and 9th floors of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in lower Manhattan in just a few minutes.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: March 17 – 19

Barnhardt, Tommie, 55, injury child/elderly/disabled w/intent Felony 3. Menser, Eric, 40, poss CS pg 1 <1g, disorderly conduct abusive language, speeding. Duran, Pete, 31, poss CS pg 1 >=4g<200g Felony 2. Ruiz, Lucas, 29, criminal trespass.