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School vouchers cut out of education bill

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The Texas House on Friday voted to strip school vouchers from the chamber’s massive education funding bill, after months of Gov. Greg Abbott lobbying and demanding the voucher program proceed.

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Texas AG sues Pfizer, Tris Pharma

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The Texas Attorney General’s Civil Medicaid Fraud Division has sued Pfizer, Inc., Tris Pharma, Inc. and Tris CEO Ketan Mehta for defrauding the Texas Medicaid program by providing adulterated pharmaceutical drugs to Texas children in violation of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, now known...

Texas touts first Thanksgiving

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Texas touts first Thanksgiving

News Staff

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Thanksgiving is an important national holiday celebrating harvest, blessings and family. President Abraham Lincoln was the first president to declare Nov. 26, 1863, Thanksgiving Day.

Castro County Community Calendar

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Castro County Community Calendar

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Nov. 16 Country View Cake Auction. 5:30 p.m. at CVL. Cakes and donation delivery by 2:30 p.m. day of auction. Benefits residents of CVL for activities/outings. Nov. 19 Annual Thanksgiving Service. Fourth & Bedford Church of Christ. 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served after services.

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Pet Talk

News Staff

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

More and more people are practicing farming because they enjoy the outdoors, animals, and the fruits of their labor as opposed to farming as a primary source of income. Even though “hobby farming” can be a fun activity, it still requires dedication and careful planning.

Library Lines ...

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Dimmitt Book Club recently met here at Rhoads Memorial Library to view a movie, “Miss Potter”, shown by Libby Cleveland. Renee Zellweger starred in the title role of Beatrix Potter, author and illustrator best known for her books featuring Peter Rabbit.

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Abbott announces reward for shooting suspects at Pearland

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Governor Greg Abbott announced a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and capture of Texas DPS top 10 fugitives involved in a shooting at a Pearland flea market on Sunday. The shooting incident killed one child and injured four others at Cole’s Flea Market.

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Regulators receive 132 applications for medical marijuana dispensaries

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

According to officials, Texas regulators have received 132 applications to open medical marijuana dispensaries, but it’s not clear how many will be approved, or when. The window to apply to operate under the state’s Compassionate Use Program (CUP) opened last January and closed in April.

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Godly Sorrow

Ken Barnes Faithwriters.com

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So, the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.

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School Pictures

Pam Ford Davis Faithwriters.com

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

I wish I still had my old school pictures. As I recall, my schools didn’t offer individual pictures until the junior and senior grades. We had only class pictures. Professional photographers grouped us by rows with taller students standing in the top back rows and shortest sitting in the front row.

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