Local sales tax revenue down

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 6.1 percent more than in June 2024.These allocations are based on sales made in April by businesses that report tax monthly.....

Naz Fire Department to hold safety camp

The Nazareth Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Castro County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting the 2025 NVFD Safety Camp on July 15.The hands-on event will be geared toward teaching children the knowledge and skills for what to do in an emergency.

White advance to Nationals

Nazareth FFA’s Gracie White won the Texas FFA State Veterinary Science profi ciency.

Trump reverses pause on ICE raids

The ag sector had a moment of relief, only to have it snatched away when the Trump administration directed immigration officials to cancel a pause on raids on farms, hotels, restaurants and meatpacking plants.The brief pause came a few days ago, but was suspended on Sunday night.ICE officials sent...

OSM roping, rodeo big success

The Olen Schulte Memorial Roping and Wild West Show was held on June 6-7 at Marvin Schulte’s Arena in Nazareth.In addition to the memorial roping, events included barrel racing, steer riding, double mugging, team roping, calf roping, calf scramble, wild cow milking, breakaway roping, wild horse...

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Texas lawmakers pull funding for child identification kits again

Texas lawmakers cut millions in funding for the second time for kits meant to help find missing children following media reports there was a lack of evidence that the kits work.In 2023, ProPublica and the Texas Tribune originally published their findings in a 2023 investigation that revealed the...

Editor’s Message

Tyranny often parades as law -fraud, theft, and violence – sold to you as law.Thomas Jefferson warned, “Law is often but the tyrant’s will and always so when it violates the rights of an individual.”The biggest crimes against liberty often happen right in front of us.

California threatens to sue over deployment of National Guard

California has threatened to sue the Trump administration after it deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to L.A. to quell protests against immigration raids.Trump invoked a law under Title 10 of the U.S. Code to transfer National Guard control from California to the federal government in order to...