Mark Haslett
News DirectorMark Haslett has served at KETR since 2013. Since then, the station’s
news operation has enjoyed an increase in listener engagement and
audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters
awards. Before coming to Northeast Texas, Haslett worked for High Plains Public Radio in Amarillo, where he worked as News Director and later as Director of Programming. His work has been broadcast on KERA, KCUR and other public radio stations, as well as the NPR Newscast. Haslett has also worked as an editor and reporter in both news and sports at newspapers in the Southwest and Midwest. Haslett developed a passion for radio as a youth, when he helped his father, a program host at (now-defunct) WRBC-AM in Jackson, Miss.
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The closure of westbound I-30 will begin at the Horizon Road exit and will include the Ridge Road exit. -
The measure would increase the exemption for homestead properties from $100,000 to $140,000 of appraised value. -
Gary VanDeaver of New Boston will serve as chair of the Public Health Committee, while Cole Hefner of Mount Pleasant will chair the Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee. -
A report from the Texas Tribune described court documents detailing abusive practices, including staff organizing fights between boys housed at the facility. -
The Commerce Police Department has asked anyone who has paid by card at Good Donuts to monitor their accounts and report suspicious transactions to law enforcement. -
The measure would provide more property tax relief for Texas homeowners, while the state would have to make up the lost revenue by payments to school districts. -
Construction zones along the interstate stretch from Rockwall through Royse City and Caddo Mills to Greenville. -
The facility, located at 1995 E. FM 1564 near Greenville, has been closed and its license revoked, officials say. -
The statute, which had not yet taken effect, was ruled too broad in its descriptions of prohibited content. -
The measure now moves to the Texas House of Representatives for consideration.
