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Meeting on wildlife refuge expansion set

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
A landowner’s education meeting will be held in Littlefield, Texas on July 25 at 7.p.m to discuss the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) decision to acquire 700,000 private acres to enlarge the 6,440-acre Muleshoe Federal Wildlife Refuge.
The Terrific Tuesday Library program saw participants reading the Bad Seed. Castro County Extension Agent Felice Acker assisted youth in making sunflower seed butter, testing different varieties of sunflower seeds, making seed bits and making chalk and decorating the sidewalk of the library which included a hopscotch path. There are two weeks left for Terrific Tuesday is completed.

The Terrific Tuesday Library program saw participants reading the Bad Seed. Castro County Extension Agent Felice Acker assisted youth in making sunflower seed butter, testing different varieties of sunflower seeds, making seed bits and making chalk and decorating the sidewalk of the library which included a hopscotch path. There are two weeks left for Terrific Tuesday is completed.

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Texas data privacy act in effect July 1

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
On July 1, Texas’ Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) went into effect as one of the strongest state consumer privacy laws in the country.The TDPSA is supposed to give Texas residents more control over and key rights to their personal data.
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Pet Talk

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Dogs have long been called “Man’s Best Friend.”Today, studies suggest that all pets are our best friends. That includes men, women, and children. It’s been estimated that over 60% of all North American households have a pet.

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Finally, “Eruption,” the longawaited newly released book by highly esteemed authors Michael Crichton and James Patterson, has arrived here at Rhoads Memorial Library!

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Mindful of His Presence

Dudley Anderson Faithwriters.com
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2 “My days are so crazy,” said Mary describing an average day at the office. “I find myself running about trying to keep my head above water for 10 hours a day.

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DPS arrests criminal illegal immigrants of interest

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced the capture of at least a dozen wanted criminal illegal immigrants of interest across the state – just some of the thousands of identified fugitives who have entered the United States illegally and committed crimes in Texas.These individuals are...

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Judge issues temporary block to FTC non-compete agreements

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has temporarily blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new rule against non-compete agreements.A stay of the preliminary injunction was granted by Judge Ada Brown in a case brought by the Texas Business Association (TBA),...

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Federal judge blocks Title IX expansion in Texas, Montana

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
The Biden administration’s plan to rewrite and expand Title IX coverage took a blow after a district judge granted Texas and Montana’s request for a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s attempt “to impose a sweeping new social policy” allowing coverage for gender identity.The...

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Texas wall at 34 miles

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
As Gov. Greg Abbott continues to the promote a state-funded wall along the Mexico-Texas border, only 34 miles of the structure have been built in the past three years, costing the state and taxpayer up to $25 to $30 million per mile.At this point, steel barriers cover about 4 percent of the more...

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Shark injures swimmers at South Padre Island

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
The Fourth of July celebrations at South Padre Island were disrupted after several people became the victims of shark attacks.According to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, two people were bitten and two more encountered a shark, but were not seriously injured.
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