Texas Senate passes budget plan

The Senate unanimously passed its version of the state budget for 2026-2027 Tuesday, approving a plan to spend $153.5 billion in state revenue.Sen. Joan Huffman said with federal funds included, SB 1 would spend $336 billion.

DPS announces changes to CDL medical certification

Beginning on June 23, medical certificates for commercial driver license (CDL) holders and commercial learner permit (CLP) holders must be submitted by a physician directly into the national registry.

Castro County Community Calendar

March 29Hart HS Jr/Sr Prom April 3-5Ogallala Quilt Festival.April 4NISD Pre-K/Kindergarten Roundup. 9 a.m. Elementary Library. Bring official birth certificate, social security card, immunization record. For more info, call 806-946-2231.May 13Soldier Boxes, Dimmitt Chamber Office, 9 a.m.

Library Lines ...

Spring has sprung here at Rhoads Memorial Library as season-appropriate flora and fauna are featured throughout. (This means we have shelved our post-Christmas snow people and snow-covered greenery, which some of you fretted was still Christmas decor.)Dr.

Transforming Toxic Thoughts

I once listened to a talk by the cognitive neuroscientist, Dr Caroline Leaf who said, “Thoughts have substance. Thoughts occupy mental real estate. Your thoughts produce proteins, the bodies building blocks, which form real structures that change the landscape of your brain!

FDA announces Operation Stork Speed

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in a press release, announced Operation Stork Speed to expand options for safe, reliable and nutritious infant formulas for American families.

Capital FC returns $111.5M to members

Capital Farm Credit continued to show strong financial results in 2024, announcing a return of $111.5 million in cash patronage to its borrowers, with another $78.1 million in allocated equities declared for potential disbursement.

Terror and Bewilderment

“They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him (John 20:2b )!”Poor Mary was confused and frantic.“But Mary remained standing outside the tomb sobbing. As she wept, she stooped down [and looked] into the tomb.

EPIC City faces resistance from state

Attempt to establish a new Islamic focused settlement in Hunt and Collin counties is meeting with resistance, with Texas Governor Greg Abbott saying he has a dozen state agencies and Attorney General Ken Paxton investing the plans.