Election officials in Jefferson County say they're surprised by the low turnout in early voting. BEAUMONT, Texas — With early voting ending at 7 p.m. in Southeast Texas, local officials say turnout ...

Austin’s proposed 20% property tax increase contrasts sharply with Houston's austerity approach. Why are two blue cities ...

Property taxes are also increasing nationwide as local governments reassess home values. Taxpayers in dozens of states are ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Kate Carroll, Tax Assessor-Collector for Jefferson County, has announced the ...

A NAME TO KNOW: Bolivia yesterday elected 58-year-old centrist Rodrigo Paz as president, “ending two decades of socialist ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Jefferson Parish Judge Donald “Chick” Foret was suspended for 30 days without pay by the Louisiana Supreme Court for “exhibiting inappropriate judicial demeanor” and for failing ...

POTTSBORO, Texas (KTEN) — With less than one week until early voting begins on October 20, some Grayson County residents at a town hall meeting in Pottsboro Tuesday night questioned where their votes ...

A Burn Ban is now in effect in Jefferson and Orange County, adding to the growing list of East and Southeast Texas counties with Burn Bans. Tuesday morning, Jasper County Judge Mark Allen and Hardin ...

Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick has declared a Burn Ban Oct. 13, effective immediately, due to the increased risk of wildfires and hazardous conditions in the region. The decision comes in ...

UPDATE AS OF OCTOBER 14, 2025, at 3:00 P.M. — GLENN COUNTY, Calif. — The Glenn County Board of Supervisors voted to raise property taxes for many local farmers by 10%. This increase affects farmers ...

A large swastika made out of sheets was removed from a Jefferson County hillside along Interstate 70 on Saturday, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheets were anchored to a hill in Jefferson ...