The latest features, automated feeds, and improvements to your GvilleTX app.
The Privacy page now has a one-tap button to clear the anonymous visitor identifier we keep on your device. Our existing opt-out still works the same way; this just lets you wipe it yourself whenever you want.
Jail booking and sex offender registry write-ups now read in plain language and go deeper. Instead of a bare list of codes, each one explains the charges in everyday terms, the bond, a person's prior record around the county, and — when it's in the court system — where the case stands.
GvilleTX now has an Articles section — opinion columns and letters on local issues across Gainesville and Cooke County. Find it in the site menu and check back for new pieces.
The Events page got a full redesign. A new monthly calendar puts what's happening front and center — every day shows its events so you can scan the week at a glance, and all-summer programs no longer clutter every square. Tap any day for the full rundown, and browse featured happenings and everything else upcoming below.
There's a new page for summer Vacation Bible School. See which Gainesville-area churches are hosting, with the theme, dates, times, ages, and a link to register — browse them grouped by month or flip to a calendar to see what's happening on any given day.
The My City picker grew from 6 to 38: every city, town, census-designated place, unincorporated community, and historical ghost town in Cooke County, plus our Grayson County neighbors across the border. Pick yours and you'll now see who runs the local water, fire, EMS, post office, schools, library, and community center — where we could confirm it.
When a Silver, AMBER, or other Texas DPS alert goes out for our area, you now get the details that matter at a glance — the person's name and age, where and when they were last seen, what they were wearing, and their photo — and each alert links straight to its own page instead of the general list.
You can now report the gas prices you see around town. Tap the new Report button (or report straight from the gas page), enter the price by hand or snap a photo of the sign, and once it's checked it shows up for everyone with a "Community" tag. The freshest price wins, so your report can bump an out-of-date one.
We pulled Alerts out of the Public Safety section and gave it its own home at /alerts. The redesigned page leads with a glance-and-go status strip, surfaces accidents, utility outages, and warming-center openings alongside weather and AMBER alerts, and tucks long-term construction projects into a collapsible section so a real emergency doesn't get buried under a multi-year highway widening.
Every Community Aid card now shows the at-a-glance tags that used to be hidden until you clicked in — By appointment, ID required, Seniors, Children, Proof of residency, Approval required. The calendar gained a Month view alongside the existing Week view, and when a filter comes up short the list now keeps adding upcoming days until you have a real handful of options.
Stanford House senior breakfast, Mt Pleasant Bible Church, Valley View Cares, MasterKey Food Assistance, My Bro's House, the VISTO Backpack Buddy program, Meals on Wheels home delivery, TAPS public transit, and ABBA Women's Center for diapers and formula. Cleaner labels on every page, and a tidy 'Photo coming soon' placeholder where we don't have one yet.
A new search bar at the top of the Community Aid page lets you type what you need — “food”, “diapers”, “rent help”, “Lindsay” — and we'll find every nearby org and service that matches, with typo tolerance built in.
The weekly schedule went from a cramped seven-column grid to a clear day-by-day itinerary. Each day is its own section, services are color-coded by need, and 24/7 places sit at the top so you don't have to scroll past them seven times.
The Community Aid page now covers food, housing, utilities, mental health, internet access, and government benefits. New: photos on every card, "Open now" / "Opens at X" / "Closed for the day" status, and a section showing what's open tomorrow.
Texas DPS alerts in your app now carry the full alert — subject names and ages, vehicle descriptions, agency contact info, and the flyer images DPS publishes — not just a short headline. Push, SMS, and email notifications fire the same way.
Texas DPS Statewide Alerts — AMBER, Silver, Blue, Endangered Missing Persons, CLEAR, CAMO, and Power Outage — are now in the app. Alerts in or near Cooke County reach your push, SMS, and email automatically. Want every Texas alert? Toggle 'statewide DPS alerts' in notification settings.
Find what's open today, browse by type (food pantry / hot meal / blessing box / clothes), see requirements up front, and support the orgs by donating or fulfilling their current needs.
Your full slate of representatives is now grouped by level (Federal → State → County → City → School) — every seat that affects you, not just the top six. The 'Browse by Level' map redraws as you change tabs, showing your jurisdiction highlighted with neighbors faded. Seats where we have a name but no photo show as 'Photo coming soon'; seats nobody currently holds show as 'Seat unfilled — help us track this' so you can flag what we're missing.
See every elected official who represents you, from the President all the way down to your county commissioner precinct. Type your address (or sign in) to get a personalized list. Each rep page shows their term, contact info, predecessors going back 20+ years, and a map of their district. Browse by level (Federal/State/County/City/School/Special) or by jurisdiction.
The Texas Education Agency's Do Not Hire registry is now searchable in the app — educators ruled ineligible for hire or under investigation, by name. When a name on the registry matches a local jail booking or sex-offender entry, you'll see a cross-link badge on their profile.
When neighbors report a garage sale has wrapped up early, you'll see a heads-up banner on the listing, the map popup, and your digest — so you don't drive across town for nothing.
Pick a time and we'll send you the day's events, mugshots, gov docs, garage sales, weather, and gas prices in one email or push. Visit daily and earn a flame badge for your streak.
Every business in the directory now has a proper page: hours of operation, photos, offerings (menus / services / products), multiple contact methods, and customer-suggested edits.
Verify your phone number and we'll text you your daily digest. Six-digit code, ten-minute window. Your number stays private.
Build a profile, follow other locals, and follow topics like Public Safety, Schools, or Government to filter your feed to what you care about.
The Cooke County jail roster is now in the app and kept current — see who's been booked and what they're charged with, in plain language. The Texas DPS sex-offender registry is in too, with a map view of your neighborhood.
Every council agenda, meeting minutes, ordinance, and notice from the City of Gainesville and Cooke County is now in the app. Each one comes with a 2-minute readable summary so you don't have to wade through a 50-page PDF.
Every local event from the City, Parks & Rec, the Chamber, the library, and AgriLife is now in one place, with consistent categories so you can find what you actually want. Browse, filter, RSVP.
The full Gainesville Chamber of Commerce directory is now in the app, plus our own additions. Search by category, see hours, get the phone number.