It has been a rough two years. I am deeply saddened by the loss of my father.

While voting went smoothly across most of Texas, Harris County appeared to be plagued with problems. After a day of glitches and breakdowns, Harris County elections officials told state officials damaged ballot sheets would slow final reporting of election results.

Europe and Canada have closed their airspace to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and are pressing the United States to do the same. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union (EU) would shut down its airspace for planes owned, registered or controlled by Russians, “including the private jets of oligarchs.” Canada’s transport minister, Omar Alghabra, said his nation was closing its airspace to all Russian planes to hold the country accountable for an unprovoked attack on its neighbor Ṫhe EU action came after many of its member countries had said they were barring Russian planes or planned to do so by Sunday night.

Two blood drives are scheduled in Castro County in March and all citizens are urged to do their part. The Dimmitt Community Blood Drive is set for March 10 at Dimmitt City Hall from 2-7 p.m.; and the Nazareth Community Blood Drive will be held on March 15 at the Nazareth Community Hall from 3-7 p.m.

Two families whose generosity to West Texas A&M University stretches back generations now have given an additional $5 million to the University, officials announced today. In recognition, the premiere football stadium in all of Division II Athletics will now bear their names: The Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.23 billion in February, 28.6 percent more than in February 2021; however, after adjusting last year’s February totals to account for sales tax returns not collected until March 1, 2021, due to Winter Storm Uri, February

Many parents view certain interactions between their children and dogs as cute and assume that because the dog is tolerating the behavior now, they always will. Ten, suddenly the unexpected happens a bite occurs.