🌱 How Texas’ huge water bill and new SNAP rules could hit home
Lufkin, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Lufkin! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Texas’ huge water bill and new SNAP rules could hit home
- How Texas High’s big win in Lufkin reshaped the 5A playoffs
Also on today's calendar: Women's Basketball ID Camp | April 25, 2026 and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 65 degrees.
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Cost for future water needs could reach $174B (wilsoncountynews.com) — Lufkin gets a brief mention through journalist Gary Borders’ long career running community newspapers, while the main focus is on big statewide issues that still affect local residents. The piece covers Texas’ massive projected water infrastructure costs, new SNAP purchase limits, political fundraising, data center impacts on the power grid, and worsening drought trends that could influence conditions in Deep East Texas. 
• Prep Softball: Texas High embraces pressure, earns playoff spot (texarkanagazette.com) — Texas High’s softball team just ended Lufkin’s postseason hopes with a must-win victory played in Lufkin, blasting five home runs to clinch a 5A playoff spot. The Lady Tigers now move on to face undefeated Melissa in a best-of-three bi-district series starting Thursday, with games planned in Texarkana, Melissa, and possibly Canton.
📸 Around Lufkin
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Immersive Gong Mediation
Shepherd Street Yoga, 115 E Shepherd Ave, Lufkin
6:30 pm
Friday April 24
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Other local events
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Women's Basketball ID Camp | April 25, 2026
Shand's Gymnasium , Lufkin
2:00 pm -
The Riff Runners Spring Concert
Angelina College Hudgins Hall (HUD) , 3500 S First St , Lufkin
7:00 pm -
LHS - Scholarship Night
Lufkin High School
6:00 pm -
LHS - STEM Induction Night
LUFKIN ISD , 309 S Medford Dr , Lufkin
6:00 pm -
LHS - ECHS Induction
LUFKIN ISD , 309 S Medford Dr , Lufkin
6:00 pm -
Invincible: A Tribute to Michael Jackson
Pines Theater , 113 S First St , Lufkin
12:30 pm -
Tree Pose: Yoga for Young Kids
Texas Forestry Museum , 1905 Atkinson Drive , Lufkin
10:00 am
Saturday April 25
Monday April 27
Tuesday April 28
Thursday April 30
Friday May 1
Saturday May 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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LHS - Scholarship Night
Lufkin High School
6:00 pm -
LHS - STEM Induction Night
LUFKIN ISD , 309 S Medford Dr , Lufkin
6:00 pm -
LHS - ECHS Induction
LUFKIN ISD , 309 S Medford Dr , Lufkin
6:00 pm -
The Beverly Hillbillies, The Musical!
Pines Theater , 113 S First St , Lufkin
7:00 pm
Monday April 27
Tuesday April 28
Thursday April 30
Friday May 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'm getting ready to go out for some.
Errands, if anybody has egg containers or needs eggs, let me know. I would love to move some out. LoL. Barnyard Color mixed. (Nextdoor Central/Lufkin)
- Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Lufkin. Apply here.
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Specialist in Lufkin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lufkin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Nacogdoches
- Well site explosion triggers a large fire, evacuations in east Texas, but no injuries (cw39.com)
- Oil & Gas Explosion in Nacogdoches (klif.com)
- A well site explosion triggers a large fire and evacuations in Texas, but no injuries (audacy.com)
Rusk
- Jacksonville 5-year-old records hole-in-one at Birmingham Golf Club (jacksonvilleprogress.com)
- Schools talk safety after hoax threats (ktbb.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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