Lawmakers begin property tax battle

Property tax cuts continue be one of the dominant topics of debate during this legislative session, and the fight over how much to spend on them is ramping up. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have filed dozens of bills aimed at curbing the state’s high property tax burden.

Nazareth kicks off show season

After working with their animals for many months, Nazareth students were able to show their livestock locally and compete for titles, as well as get their feet wet and animals in the show pen before the major state shows which are stacked back-to-back and overlapping into spring.

FDA sued for withholding vaccine safety analyses

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been sued for withholding the results of key COVID-19 vaccine safety analyses. According to the nonprofit Children’s Health Defense (CHD) who filed the lawsuit on Jan. 26 in federal court, the FDA’s actions allegedly violated federal law.

DHS lifters power through season

The Dimmitt Bobbies and Bobcats powerlifters continue to get stronger as the season progresses, and team wins are brought back home. The Bobbies powerlifters competed at the Frenship Tiger Invitational this past weekend and racked up another first-place team win – their third in a row.

Endangered species listing set for Texas Panhandle

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar alerted stakeholders of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) decision to delay implementation of a final rule listing the lesser prairie-chicken as an endangered species.