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Texas launches property tax incentive program

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The state of Texas is launching the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program which cuts property taxes for new manufacturing, research and development facilities. The program is intended to offer economic incentives program to bring new companies and jobs to the state.

Pet Talk

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Among the numerous gastrointestinal disorders affecting horses, colitis can be a challenging and potentially serious condition, depending on the severity of the horse’s symptoms and the condition’s underlying cause.

Library Lines ...

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“Mrs. Mike” was the classic novel presented to Dimmitt Book Club recently when they met here at Rhoads Memorial Library. Member Zetha Collins read excerpts from the 1947 release, which detailed the story of Katherine Mary O’Fallon, a 16-year-old Irish girl from Boston, and Sergeant Mike Flannigan of the Canadian Mounted Police.

Reagor seeks sentence reduction

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Bart Reagor, the coowner of Reagor Dykes Auto Group, filed a motion to reduce his prison sentence, according to public records. Reagor’s sentence was 14 years in federal prison after being convicted of making false statements to a bank during an October 2021 trail in Amarillo Federal Court.

Don’t know what we’re missing

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Something’s missing; at times, the loss is noticeable. A button is off a sweater. Maybe a young child proudly smiles to show friends that he or she lost their first tooth. I could hardly believe it; I hadn’t even noticed it for hours. I was wearing only one bedroom slipper.

Permian Basin hot spot for fatal crashes

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According to a report released by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, more severe and fatal vehicle crashes occur in the Permian Basin than in the rest of Texas. Commissioned by the Permian Road Safety Coalition, the report analyzed data from 2018 through 2022 and focuses on the 20 counties in West Texas and two in New Mexico that constitute the Permian Basin.

Evictions on the rise in Texas

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Evictions in metropolitan areas are on the rise as Texas landlords are filing more than they did before the COVID 19 pandemic. As the Texas economy boomed in the pandemic era and demand for housing skyrocketed, rents in the state’s major urban areas increased by double digits.