LUFKIN, Texas — Tonya Jackson left an Angelina County nursing home on a recent December day, happy with the successful resolution she brokered between the staff and a resident. The elderly woman faced ...

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LUFKIN — Tonya Jackson left an Angelina County nursing home on a recent December day, happy with the successful resolution she brokered between the staff and a resident. The elderly woman faced ...

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At least five employees at Big Bend National Park in West Texas were fired as part of an effort to dramatically cut the federal workforce. Pictured, the Texas Mountain Trail in far west Texas ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On Wednesday morning, Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, called for a motion to vacate Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows from his seat. “He has chosen to take this body in a ...

The elderly woman faced eviction after communication broke down between her family and the facility. That’s when Jackson stepped in. Jackson is the Deep East Texas managing local ombudsman for ...

LUFKIN Tonya Jackson left an Angelina County nursing home on a recent December day, happy with the successful resolution she brokered between the staff and a resident. The elderly woman faced eviction ...

Advocates for Texas residents in nursing homes and long-term care facilities say they need more staff and volunteers. They hope state lawmakers will help. (Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune, ...