Deep East Texas Council of Governments & Economic Development District

06/09/2026

06/07/2026

“People care, people are out here and ready to go,” Joy Palmer, recreation supervisor for the City of Nacogdoches, said.

Nacogdoches celebrates National Trails Day with community cleanup ⬇️

06/07/2026

The Easternmost Point of Texas 🛶 Discover this special sandbar along the Sabine River. >> https://www.theeasttexasweekend.com/2026/06/04/easternmost-point-texas/

06/07/2026

Congratulations to the Centerville Bulldogs for bringing a state championship home to Trinity County and Deep East Texas!

Groveton-Centerville is bringing home its first state championship. The Bulldogs shut out Gordon behind a record-breaking performance on the mound. Watch the highlights from the title game. https://tinyurl.com/3e47e2k9

Centerville Bulldogs Athletics

06/02/2026

Congratulations, Judge Bentley!
And Happy Retirement, Judge Sowell!

Nacogdoches County has a new county judge for the first time in eight years as one lifelong public servant swore in another as executive of the county’s governing body.

06/02/2026

Take the ANRA Survey! Click this link to take the brief survey:
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05/29/2026

The DETCOG Board of Directors held a productive meeting today in Nacogdoches. Special thanks to District 11 State Representative Joanne Shofner And District 9 Representative-Elect Rocky Thigpen for joining us. And thanks to Kevin Lambing of the Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH) for an informative program on the Rural Health Transformation Program which is benefitting most of our counties and hospital districts in Deep East Texas. Prior to the Board Meeting we held a reception in recognition of DETCOG's 60th Anniversary Year.