/tags/ellis-county Ellis County en-US Copyright Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-11/glenn-heights-opens-all-abilities-park-inclusive-playground The all-abilities park, the first in the city, features wheelchair accessible equipment, a lighted path, and a playground with words in Spanish and Braille. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-11/glenn-heights-opens-all-abilities-park-inclusive-playground Priscilla Rice /texas-news/2024-04-03/ennis-eclipse-festival-bluebonnet-festival Counties across Texas have issued disaster declarations ahead of the April 8 total solar eclipse. But for Ellis County, which already gets high tourism in April, this isn't their first rodeo. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:54:40 GMT /texas-news/2024-04-03/ennis-eclipse-festival-bluebonnet-festival Megan Cardona /news/2022-08-23/more-texas-counties-cry-invasion-to-drum-up-support-for-gov-greg-abbotts-border-enforcement Ellis County is the latest in a list of Texas counties making similar declarations, citing increased border crossings, smuggling operations and drug trafficking. Critics say the language fuels anti-immigrant sentiments. Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:52:39 GMT /news/2022-08-23/more-texas-counties-cry-invasion-to-drum-up-support-for-gov-greg-abbotts-border-enforcement Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /2021-05-04/possible-tornadoes-leave-trail-of-damage-across-parts-of-north-texas Thousands are without power Tuesday as communities begin cleaning up after a string of powerful storms — including four confirmed tornadoes — blew across North Texas Monday night. Tue, 04 May 2021 17:02:51 GMT /2021-05-04/possible-tornadoes-leave-trail-of-damage-across-parts-of-north-texas Associated Press, ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº /news/2021-01-06/negroes-sign-in-waxahachie-courthouse-leads-to-controversy-over-its-preservation-and-defacement A county judge is under investigation for defacing the sign that was preserved as evidence of the area’s segregationist past. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:00:51 GMT /news/2021-01-06/negroes-sign-in-waxahachie-courthouse-leads-to-controversy-over-its-preservation-and-defacement Rhonda Fanning, Alexandra Hart, Caroline Covington| The Texas Tribune /news/2020-11-18/after-being-placed-in-basement-near-racist-sign-black-ellis-county-constable-gets-private-office Curtis Polk Jr. is an Ellis County constable and its only Black elected official. He received his own private office after a recent rearrangement put him in the basement, where he had to walk past the word "Negroes" on the wall. Wed, 18 Nov 2020 21:59:24 GMT /news/2020-11-18/after-being-placed-in-basement-near-racist-sign-black-ellis-county-constable-gets-private-office Bret Jaspers /health-science-tech/2020-09-04/disability-training-ellis-county After an incident where a disabled man was hospitalized following his arrest, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department is expanding disability and mental health training for officers. Fri, 04 Sep 2020 10:53:03 GMT /health-science-tech/2020-09-04/disability-training-ellis-county Bekah Morr /news/2020-06-07/waxahachie-a-north-texas-town-divided-by-a-railroad-track-marches-for-black-lives Lillian Ayro, a mother of three boys and three girls, elevated her voice so the crowd gathered in the Ellis County Courthouse square could hear her share… Sun, 07 Jun 2020 22:50:41 GMT /news/2020-06-07/waxahachie-a-north-texas-town-divided-by-a-railroad-track-marches-for-black-lives Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /politics/2019-07-03/rep-john-wray-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election State Rep. John Wray, a Waxahachie Republican, announced Wednesday he will not run for re-election to the Texas House in 2020."These elected jobs are not… Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:01:19 GMT /politics/2019-07-03/rep-john-wray-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election Cassandra Pollock, Texas Tribune /texas-news/2016-01-07/immigrant-kids-moved-from-temporary-shelter-in-rockwall-county On Thursday, the last group of migrant kids staying at a Rockwall County campsite was transferred to other temporary shelters. Last week, a larger shelter… Fri, 08 Jan 2016 05:39:07 GMT /texas-news/2016-01-07/immigrant-kids-moved-from-temporary-shelter-in-rockwall-county Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom