Longview contracts assessment for city employee pay increase

In East Texas, the donations will be collected by letter carriers and then distributed to local food banks and pantries for further distribution. If you wish to donate, leave the items in a bag by your mailbox by 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 11.

A plot along Loop 281 in Longview is the proposed site of the unique process that will come before Longview city council on Thursday. “It is a recycling processing facility, and so heavy zoning district requires a specific use permit to allow for a recycling processing unit to be located there,” said city planner Angela Choy.

Statistics say around 20% of Texas drivers are uninsured and about 50% are under-insured. Lisa Butler with Copeland Insurance Group says this is something they see quite often in East Texas. “There’s about 20% in the state of Texas that do not have insurance and that equals about three million individuals. So quite a bit,” Butler said.

Some of the problems pedestrians have faced are gaps in the sidewalks, or no sidewalks at all. There are also parts of the city like MLK Blvd., where bus stops are in the grass and wheelchairs cannot access it because there are no ramps.

Search continues for missing Tyler man Alex Perez, 44. He's not been seen for two weeks this coming Friday. He does not have his car with him, and his mother has not heard from him, though they are very close.

KLTV 7's Avery Niles speaks with Justin Roberts with Roberts and Roberts and Lisa Butler with Copeland Insurance Group about uninsured and underinsured drivers in Texas.