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Warm, dry holiday weather elevates wildfire risk across Texas

News Staff
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Unseasonably warm and dry conditions, along with freezecured grasses are raising wildfire risks during the holidays across the Lone Star State, the Texas A&M Forest Service warns.Texas is forecast to experience unusually warm and dry weather during this holiday season.
Hope Is the Vibe: Start 2026 with a Chance to Win $5,000 When You Donate Blood

Hope Is the Vibe: Start 2026 with a Chance to Win $5,000 When You Donate Blood

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Hope Is the Vibe: Start 2026 with a Chance to Win $5,000 When You Donate Blood

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Our Blood Institute at Coffee Memorial Blood Center is kicking off the new year with hope, heart and a major $5,000 giveaway. From Dec. 26 through Jan. 12, every donor will be entered to win $5,000 to begin 2026 on a brighter note.
Castro County Hospital District Receives Equipment Donation

Castro County Hospital District Receives Equipment Donation

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Castro County Hospital District Receives Equipment Donation

News Staff
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Castro County Hospital District would like to extend its appreciation to the Plains Memorial Medical Foundation for their generous donation of critical medical equipment that will greatly enhance patient care and emergency response services in our community.The Plains Medical Foundation, a tax-...

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The good, bad of our water situation

Kristie Keys
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Castro/Hale/Lamb County I recently attended the Plant Protection Conference in College Station, where the theme “Water: Essential but Limited for Texas Agriculture” could not have been more timely.
CONVERTING BRACKISH WATER--El Paso is home to one of the world's largest inland desalination plants. The plant filters out the salts and creates a new supply of water. Roughly half of Proposition 4 funds approved by voters are reserved for brackish water projects.

CONVERTING BRACKISH WATER--El Paso is home to one of the world's largest inland desalination plants. The plant filters out the salts and creates a new supply of water. Roughly half of Proposition 4 funds approved by voters are reserved for brackish water projects.

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$20 billion from Proposition 4 is far short of state water funding needs

Jim Steiert
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
There’s an elephant in the room that nobody talked much about concerning the overwhelming voter approval of Proposition 4 on the November 4 constitutional amendments ballot. Prop 4 is supposed to dedicate up to $1 billion a year for 20 years to the Texas Water Fund.Here’s the rub.

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If you live in the country

Chuck Bednorz
Thursday, December 18, 2025
f you live in the country, you have mice. Particularly if you keep animals of any kind. It's not really the animals that draw the mice, but the feed. All farmers know this.

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COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES

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Thursday, December 18, 2025
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF CASTRO BE IT REMEMBERED ON THE 24th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025, COMMISSIONERS COURT MET IN A REGULAR MEETING WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MANDY GFELLER- COUNTY JUDGE TIM ELLIOTT- COMMISSIONER PCT. 2 MICHAEL GOOLSBYCOMMISSIONER PCT. 3RALPH BROCKMANCOMMISSIONER PCT. 4 AMANDA...
FIRST DEAN’S LIST

FIRST DEAN’S LIST

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FIRST DEAN’S LIST

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Thursday, December 18, 2025
In an effort to recognize the leadership and dedication of the most outstanding secondary school students from FIRST, the Kamen family sponsors awards for selected 10th and 11th-grade students known as the FIRST Tech Challenge FIRST Dean's List Award.
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