Operation Red Card leveraged intelligence gathering and interagency coordination to identify and apprehend specifically targeted individuals wanted for violent felony offenses throughout Cooke, Grayson, Denton, Collin, Fannin, Lamar, Delta, and Hopkins counties within the Eastern District of Texas.

The Hispanic Heritage Festival in Sherman is set for Saturday, September 12 from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Lucy Kidd-Key Park in Sherman, Texas! Celebrate the rich culture and traditions of our Hispanic community! A variety of entertainment is planned for Lucy Kidd-Key Park, including delicious food, a Classic Car Show, live entertainment, local vendors, an art contest and more!

Dr. Michael Oldham discusses research, including the Fire Data Consortium, at the annual Chief Research Officers meeting. photo credit: Jason Connel, ETAMU Marketing and Communications

Today, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) announced the award of more than $300,000 in youth literacy grants to Texas non-profit organizations, libraries and schools. The funds are part of more than $4.1 million recently awarded across the country for recipients to use the funds for professional development opportunities and/or to purchase books, technology, equipment or materials to help extend a brighter future for K-12 students.

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) released the results of its Speak Up, Texas campaign, a statewide initiative inviting Texans to share their ideas for improving home and auto insurance. From March through July, over 200 people participated online and in person, providing feedback on the challenges they face and the changes they’d like to see.

1962 – US President John F. Kennedy delivers his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech at Rice University. The aim of the speech was to bolster public support for his proposal to land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade and bring him safely back to Earth. Kennedy gave the speech, largely written by presidential advisor and speechwriter Ted Sorensen, to a large crowd at Rice University Stadium in Houston, Texas. In his speech, Kennedy characterized space as a new frontier, invoking the pioneer spirit that dominated American folklore. He infused the speech with a sense of urgency and destiny, and emphasized the freedom enjoyed by Americans to choose their destiny rather than have it chosen for them. "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."