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Hegar distributes $980.9M in tax allocations

Hegar distributes $980.9M in tax allocations

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Hegar distributes $980.9M in tax allocations

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $980.9 million in local sales tax allocations for March, 2.2 percent less than in March 2023.Total net payments statewide to counties was $63,694,546, compared to 2023 during the...

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HPWD competes district water measurements

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The final results of the 2024 Water Level Observations for the High Plains Water District have been tallied after HPWD staff measured approximately 1,340 observation wells in the Ogallala and EdwardsTrinity (High Plains) Aquifers during early 2024 to determine the water level changes since...
Jodey Arrington

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Biden faces resistance on FY2025 budget

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
President Joe Biden released a $7.3 trillion federal budget on Monday for the 2025 fiscal year, showing a 4.7% increase over the current budget.The budget, while complying with spending caps that House Republicans pushed in last year’s Fiscal Responsibility Act in exchange for raising the debt...
Sheriff Sal Rivera

Sheriff Sal Rivera

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Sheriff presents report to commissioners

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Sheriff Sal Rivera presented his monthly report to the Castro County Commissioners Court, updating them on county law enforcement calls, the jail report and fire departments.Total calls for service in January included the Castro County Sheriff’s Office with 62; Dimmitt Police Department, 35: Texas...
King appointed to committee on wildfires

King appointed to committee on wildfires

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King appointed to committee on wildfires

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
On Tuesday, Texas Speaker Dade Phelan announced the creation of an Investigative Committee on the Panhandle Wildfires.Representative Ken King, from Canadian, will serve as the chair of this committee which will include Representatives Burrows and Hunter, as well as community members Jason Abraham...
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

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Pet Talk

News Staff
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Cattle owners assessing land and livestock after wildfires need to carefully examine their animals to determine the next steps, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.First and foremost, without risking personal safety, make efforts to either move cattle out of the path of a fire or at...
The Rhoads Memorial Library March Display of the Month features quilting and Jill Craig of Plainview.

The Rhoads Memorial Library March Display of the Month features quilting and Jill Craig of Plainview.

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Here at Rhoads Memorial Library, the March Display of the Month features items touting the upcoming Ogallala Quilt Festival of 2024 set for April 5-6.

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WTAMU horse judging scores big at Fort Worth

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
A West Texas A&M University horse judging squad was named reserve champion at a recent national competition—coming just one point shy of tying the winner.The WTAMU team placed second behind a TexasA&M University team at the National Reined Cow Horse Judging Contest, held Feb. 22-23 in Fort...

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A Product of Grace

Dudley Anderson Faithwriters.com
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
“that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,”1 Peter 1:7 Talking about refinement, John Bevere says, “God puts us through the process because he is more...
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