An East Texas farm sued the local groundwater conservation district that has authority over the aquifer that would be pumped. As part of a settlement, the district has voided its original permits. The post Plan to pump billions of gallons of water from East Texas appears on hold appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

With decades in television and film, Emmy-winning journalist and actor Dale Wade Davis could have shot his latest project anywhere. Instead, he came home — to East Texas. Davis produced (and makes a small appearance) in After All,

The new vice president cited CHRISTUS Health's faith-based mission as a key factor in his decision to join the organization.

Phillip Surls, a local businessman who owns much of the property around the Cutoff, has argued he blocked access to the stream to protect his cattle and that the waterway is not public.

Several NFL players with ties to East Texas and Northwest Louisiana are having successful seasons, including Trent Williams, Dak Prescott, Patrick Mahomes, Demarvion Overshown, Tre'Davious White, Donovan Wilson,

The move comes after a lawsuit from Wayne-Sanderson Farms, which argued the massive project could hurt local business and strain the aquifer.

The fight over a beloved East Texas fishing hole has dragged on for more than three years now. The Cutoff is a narrow body of water on the border of Henderson and Navarro Counties. The long lake used to be part of the Trinity River before it was severed by a levee project in the 1920s.