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Drought conditions across the state dropped a percentage point in May compared to the previous month, with 26% of the state in some stage of drought, primarily in West and South Texas and parts of the Panhandle.
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As TxDOT gears up for public hearings to determine if Interstate 14 will run through Grimes or Madison County, our readers should know that lack of local chatter about high-speed rail (HSR) doesn’t mean things aren’t happening. They’re actually heating up in the Metroplex and given Big D’s absolute disregard for landowners here in flyover country, I’m receiving perverse pleasure from the political infighting!
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Friends, I start this piece with the simple question stated in the title expecting to find an answer somewhere outside the ordinary definition of the term “family.” So, what is a family and who are they?
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Residents in a total of 35 Texas counties now qualify for individual disaster assistance following a series of severe storms and flooding that began in late April, The Dallas Morning News reported.
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In 1839, early Grimes County settler David Clary purchased 640 acres of land from Tandy Walker near Whitehall. Fifteen months later, November 1840, he buried his wife Catherine on the property.
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House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, narrowly won re-election in a hotly contested runoff race and has vowed to seek his third term as speaker, drawing threats from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to oppose any of his supporters in the 2024 primary.
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In 1839, early Grimes County settler David Clary purchased 640 acres of land from Tandy Walker near Whitehall. Fifteen months later, November 1840, he buried his wife Catherine on the property.
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I’ve been trying to do this interview since August of last year, but 33-year-old musician Jody Bartula is an extremely busy man and isn’t often in town. Since I couldn’t interview him then, I ended up interviewing his super cool wife, Marcy. I really admire this fun-loving couple because they have the coolest personalities, are absolutely in love with each other, complement one another very well, and most importantly are each other’s biggest cheerleader
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