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Texas Senate passes tax relief bill

Two tax relief bills were passed by the Texas Senate last Wednesday, both authored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt of Houston. Following the passage of Senate Bill 1 and Senate Joint Resolution 1, Property Tax Relief, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued a statement.
Texas unemployment rate at 4.1% in May

Texas unemployment rate at 4.1% in May

Texas unemployment rate at 4.1% in May

For the first time in history, the Texas seasonally adjusted civilian labor force crossed the 15-million threshold by adding 49,000 people over the month to reach 15,009,300 in May.

SCOTUS deals blow to affirmative action

Affirmative action took a hit when the U.S. Supreme Court severely limited, if not effectively ended, the use of affirmative action in college admissions last Thursday, deeming it discriminatory.
Castro County EMS Countdown

Castro County EMS Countdown

Castro County EMS Countdown

There were cheers at Plains Memorial Hospital emergency room, as the staff and Castro County EMS crews and Director Paul Garza did a countdown to activation on June 30 at 6 p.m. bringing the county EMS officially online.
Student loan forgiveness plan struck down as unconstitutional

Student loan forgiveness plan struck down as unconstitutional

Student loan forgiveness plan struck down as unconstitutional

The Biden Administration’s efforts to forgive billions of dollars in student loans failed when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the COVID-era HEROES Act did not give the White House authority to unilaterally forgive federally subsidized student loans.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

Pet Talk

Although asthma symptoms generally worsen in the winter for horses because of the cold, dry air, summer weather can also “stirrup” trouble for horses with a specific form of asthma — summer pasture associated asthma.

Library Lines ...

A tall plastic coin-collecting container sports a sign of “Change for Perryton and Matador!” here at Rhoads Memorial Library, offering visitors the chance to put their excess coins toward helping tornado victims.

Family

There is a strong bond between Christians. God has adopted us as His children. We are family. Do lyrics of a 1970’s hit song come to mind? Topping out at #2 on American charts Sister Sledge’s; ‘We Are Family’ was released in 1979. It reached gold status as listeners sang along.

He who has ears to hear

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.” Revelation 2:11 There is a significant difference between having ears and having ears to hear.

SCOTUS to decide 10 cases

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is set to hand down key decisions this week on student debt relief, affirmative action and federal election laws. The final round of decisions comes as SCOTUS enters the last week of its summer session in June with 10 cases pending.