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• Texas council outlaws social worker bias against clients

  A Texas council on Tuesday rescinded action that would have allowed social workers to turn away clients on the basis of their disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

• Law enforcement fatally shoots Arkansas man in Kansas

  The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an Arkansas man was shot and killed by law enforcement officers after a police pursuit.

• Texarkana Woman Arrested in Mexico for 2012 Murder

  38 year old Alana Coleman was arrested late last week by U.S. Marshals in Mexico for Capital Murder.

• DeGray Lake Resort State Park Reopens Treasured Campground

  DeRoche Ridge Campground Available Oct. 28, 2020

• Trump Administration Invests $891 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 43 States

  The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $891 million to modernize rural drinking water (PDF, 465 KB) and wastewater infrastructure in 43 states.

• Eyes turn to Texas as early voting surge surpasses 2016

  Texas has already cast nearly 7 million votes, more than anywhere in America

• El Paso, Texas imposes curfew as virus cases overwhelm hospitals

  (AP) — Residents in the Texas city of El Paso have been urged to stay home for two weeks as a spike in coronavirus cases overwhelms hospitals, prompting the state to dedicate part of the city’s civic center as a makeshift care center for the ill.

• Arkansas man accused of stabbing parents over cigarettes

  An Arkansas man is facing felony charges after being accused by authorities of stabbing his parents because he ran out of cigarettes.