The FDA is banning the use of red dye no. 3. The ban means the dye is no longer an approved color additive for foods, supplements and medicines. East Texas food businesses have been getting ahead of it.

Jorian Jackson, 29, is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Cheyenne Russell, 26, in Tyler. Her family claims she suffered years of abuse by his hand.

Almost all of East Texas is under a cold weather advisory through Sunday morning, and the National Weather Service in Shreveport says confidence in wintry precipitation next week is increasing.

All across the United States, illnesses have peaked in the time since mid-December. “Both across the state of Texas and in this area, an increase in the number of emergency room visits as well as hospitalizations in those illnesses,

Almost all of East Texas is under a cold weather advisory through Sunday morning, and the National Weather Service in Shreveport says confidence in wintry precipitation next week is increasing.

State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) is speaker of the Texas House following a contentious contest that ultimately saw a majority of Republican state lawmakers side with State Rep. David Cook (R-Mansfield).

The Associated Press reports the fires have consumed about 56 square miles of land and left at least ten people dead.

Glaucoma has been called ‘the thief of sight’ because it sneaks up on people. They don’t realize they have it,” said Dr. Anna Lehmann.

While most East Texans are shivering from the freezing temperatures overnight and during the day, the chill effect, or chill hours, are needed for proper growth of certain fruit.

The National Weather Services in Shreveport, Houston/Galveston, and Lake Charles have issued Winter Storm Watches which will go into effect Monday night and continue through most of the day Tuesday.

As more winter weather heads to East Texas this weekend, experts are sharing advice to make sure families and their pets feel prepared. Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas,

Conclusively nailing down the origins of the Texas Two-step was not as simple as I thought it would be when I began to explore how it developed. Generally, most researchers into the steps agree that it originated with European dances,