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Kid friendly recipes for Thanksgiving

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Kid friendly recipes for Thanksgiving

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Thanksgiving is getting closer and when the big day arrives, there is plenty to do before guests arrive and the cooking is done. So what are the kids up to?

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Paxton sues after mussels declared endangered

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issue a press release that his office is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Biden administration officials for declaring six freshwater mussel species endangered In June, federal regulators added the Guadalupe...

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Man sentenced to 60 years after scalding baby

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

A Lubbock jury sentenced 34-year-old Ruben Castillo Jr.to 60 years in prison for causing severe injury to a baby.Castillo was charged with scalding a 19-month-old baby with water in a sink.According to a pediatrician who testified at the trial, there were additional traumatic injuries to the baby’s...

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Trump lawyers call for hold on verdict

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Lawyers have called for freezing and dismissing the hush-money case and conviction of president-elect Donald Trump so “he can run the country” and avoid unconstitutional impediments.New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule on an earlier request to throw out the conviction because of a...

Castro County 4-HRobotics was in full GEAR on Tuesday night building grabbers and beginning coding. Interested youth 3rd grade and up still have time to become a part of a team for the February-April contests. Call the Castro Extension office for more information. The next robotics meeting will be on Nov. 19.

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Castro County 4-H

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Hegar distributes $1.2B in sale tax revenue

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Hegar distributes $1.2B in sale tax revenue

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar sent cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for November, 1.1 percent more than in November 2023.These allocations are based on sales made in September by businesses that report tax monthly and on...

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Producers in limbo with stalled farm bill

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Congress returned to Washington for a lame-duck session with Republicans deciding what they want to get done before the inauguration in January.The big issue will be passing another government spending bill, since Congress hasn’t come up with a full budget for fiscal year 2025, which began in...

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Nazareth FFA students competed at the District LDE contest in Abernathy and advanced 19 students to the Area meet.

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Naz FFA advances to Area LDE

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Nazareth FFA had 22 students compete in District LDE and had 19 students advance to Area in six different events.Senior Quiz –first and second place teams advance to area - Gracie White, Michael Fulkerson, Pierce Wilhelm, Harrison Meador, Daniel Schacher, Caysen High, Taryn Wethington and Addie...

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Trump unveils potential admin appointments

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

As the election fervor winds down, the focus is now on the transition of power and who presidentelect Donald Trump will be placing in key positions of the incoming administration.Trump named Susie Wiles, his campaign cochair who helped him win both the 2016 and 2024 elections, will serve as the...

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