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Mellie Valencia

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Mellie Valencia

    5 families evacuated as crews work to cap ruptured gas well in San Augustine County (opens the original)

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    SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Five families remain displaced from their homes as state emergency crews and energy specialists work around the clock to contain an underground natural gas well leak seven miles outside San Augustine. The rupture occurred roughly 900 feet below the surface near State Highway 21 and Farm-to-Market Road 354 in the Denning community. Officials say the issue first emerged early last Thursday morning after a regional compressor station reported a sudden, total los

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Mellie Valencia

    Lufkin officer pleads to 5 years for 100 counts related to Flock camera misuse (opens the original)

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    ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin police officer was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 100 counts related to Flock camera misuse. Zachary Anthony Klein, 33, of Lufkin, pleaded guilty to 100 counts of misuse of official information in Judge Todd Kassaw’s courtroom Wednesday morning. Klein was sentenced to five years in prison with credit for 42 days. The state also agreed to not pursue stalking charges concerning the incident. An Angelina County grand jury indict

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Mellie Valencia

    Former Lufkin officer pleads to 5 years for 100 counts related to Flock camera misuse (opens the original)

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    ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin police officer was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 100 counts related to Flock camera misuse. Zachary Anthony Klein, 33, of Lufkin, pleaded guilty to 100 counts of misuse of official information in Judge Todd Kassaw’s courtroom Wednesday morning. Klein was sentenced to five years in prison with credit for 42 days. The state also agreed to not pursue stalking charges concerning the incident. An Angelina County grand jury indict

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Mellie Valencia

    Abbott says data center permits frozen until power, water concerns addressed (opens the original)

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    HEMPHILL, Texas (KTRE) - Two AI data centers, AmpZ and Hyper Data Grid, are targeting Angelina County, but state permits for the facilities remain on hold. Governor Greg Abbott placed a moratorium on new data centers statewide earlier this month to assess their strain on local resources. During a stop in Hemphill, Abbott drew a hard line on electricity. “They must provide their own power as opposed to taking power off the Texas power grid,” Abbott said. Abbott said new facilities must prove they

  5. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Mellie Valencia

    New high school forestry program targets East Texas workforce shortage (opens the original)

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    LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A new educational initiative launched in Lufkin aims to connect high school students directly to East Texas’ multi-billion-dollar timber economy. The Texas Forestry Association has introduced “ForestryWorks,” the first high school curriculum approved by the Texas Education Agency dedicated entirely to forestry and natural resources. The program is designed to rebuild a workforce pipeline as veteran timber employees retire across the region. Timber operations throughout the

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