Born in San Antonio, I was raised in Arkansas but got back to Texas as soon as I could to attend Texas A&M University, where I earned a bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Media Studies. I started my journalism career as a copy editor at The Eagle in Bryan, Texas, in 2014 and later became the high school sports beat writer for the paper.
My seven years at The Eagle strengthened my passion for journalism, and I love getting to know people and telling their stories, both on the field and off. I've seen firsthand the importance of hyper-local journalism in a community, especially in an eventful 2020, when I helped with news coverage and design in addition to my high school athletics beat responsibilities.
I joined Patch in 2021 as Texas Field Editor for the Conroe-Montgomery County area.
I welcome your questions, comments and story ideas! Please contact me at jeffrey.perkins@patch.com or (479) 264-5801.
Video of the arrest shows officers entering a house and hitting the man with a baton. Police say he refused to pull over for a traffic stop.
Smart will earn $112.5 million over the life of the contract, which runs through the 2031 season.
A man and 12-year-old girl were critically injured in the stabbing, which police believe is domestic in nature.
The woman was trying to sell teddy bears outside the grocery store and stabbed a minivan with the pitchfork, police say.
Dozens of migrants were found in an abandoned tractor trailer near San Antonio last month, resulting in the deaths of 53 people.
An American Airlines flight from Tampa to Nashville was diverted to Birmingham after experiencing turbulence, according to FOX 6.
The school board will consider the "recommended termination" of Pete Arredondo at a meeting Saturday, according to a public agenda.
The 2022 U.S. Home Affordability Report shows home buying costs have made ownership difficult across the country.
A 71-year-old man from Fort Bend County was mauled by seven dogs Monday while walking to a corner store and later died at a hospital.
The teen sister has been arrested and charged with manslaughter after police say she put a pillow over her sister's head to keep her quiet.
Authorities rescued a woman trapped in her basement and later found and rescued three dogs from a house fire Sunday.
The Texas House of Representatives released a report Sunday outlining "egregiously poor decision-making" by police at all levels.
Sen. Ted Cruz said on his podcast the court ignored two centuries of the nation's history in its ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges.
Timothy Kelly Jr., 29, was a five-year veteran and a detective for the Union Beach Police Department, according to Chief Michael Woodrow.
A 28-year-old man was killed when someone pulled out a gun and shot three people in an altercation at Granada Bowl in Livermore, police say.
Declyn Lauper was arrested Thursday and charged with a felony count of unauthorized use of a vehicle, according to the New York Post.
A woman and a girl were killed when their trailer washed away in Larimer County, according to authorities.
Montgomery County investigators identified a DNA match in the murder of 12-year-old Lesia Michelle Jackson, authorities announced this week.
Reps. Louie Gohmert and Brian Babin were among 11 House Republicans at a December 2020 meeting with Trump to strategize 2020 election fight.
The Florida lawmaker was among several high-profile House Republicans at the meeting who later asked Trump for pardons, the committee said.
