Hegar distributes $1.2B in sales tax allocations

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 11.8% more than in May 2021.

Mick honored as music scholar

Paden Mick, DHS senior percussionist of the Bobcat Band, was recently honored as a Texas Music Scholar. He was nominated for this honor by his director, John Zalman. The award is given by the Texas Music Educators Association, which sponsors the Texas All-State Bands, Orchestras, and Choirs.

Naz UIL journalism wins state

Nazareth journalism students scored state medals last week in 2022 State UIL Academic Meet in Austin. Senior Bliss Betzen, sophomore Chloe Birkenfeld, and freshmen Gracie Raef and Kelsie Gunter, competed in news writing, feature writing, news writing, copy editing, literary criticism and headlines.