Upper East Texas News

ETCOG allocates $2.1 million in grants to bolster public safety efforts

By John Suayan | Dec 10, 2020

The East Texas Council of Governments has allocated $2.1 million in grants to improve public safety and support crime victims in the region, with Camp County among the 29 recipients.

Hooks to use $850,000 federal grant to make wastewater infrastructure improvements

By John Suayan | Aug 7, 2020

An upper East Texas city received an $850,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.

Bowie County shaves unemployment rate down to 11.2% for May

By John Suayan | Jul 4, 2020

An East Texas county’s unemployment rate continues to plunge.