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State Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, has announced he is running for speaker of the Texas House. Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune

State Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, has announced he is running for speaker of the Texas House. Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune

Smithee seeks Speaker chair

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Completely eliminating Texas’ high property taxes would have cost the state $81.5 billion last year — or more than half the state’s current two-year budget — state budget officials told Texas senators Wednesday. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune

Completely eliminating Texas’ high property taxes would have cost the state $81.5 billion last year — or more than half the state’s current two-year budget — state budget officials told Texas senators Wednesday. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune

Texas would need about $81.5 billion a year to end property taxes, officials say

Joshua Fechter,
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Sept. 4, 2024“Texas would need about $81.5 billion a year to end property taxes, officials say” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

Vidor ISD Bond Informational Meeting set for Sept. 24

News Staff
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Dr. Jay Killgo, Superintendent of Vidor ISD, will present key information about the upcoming November Bond Election and answer any questions on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 6:00 PM in the Vidor Junior High School Cafeteria. Bond Informational Meeting.
The greenhouse framing utilizes non-treated 2 x 4 x 8 lumber from a friend’s lumber stockpile. The 2 x 4’s (studs) were anchored onto a base plate at 2-foot centers. The lumber used for the base plates are weather resistant boards (image: John Green).

The greenhouse framing utilizes non-treated 2 x 4 x 8 lumber from a friend’s lumber stockpile. The 2 x 4’s (studs) were anchored onto a base plate at 2-foot centers. The lumber used for the base plates are weather resistant boards (image: John Green).

A Gardeners Journey: Greenhouse “Vision” Becomes Reality

John Green,
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Building a greenhouse (start to finish) is challenging for most anyone but for those of us with little or no ‘significant’ building experience- problematic!
Lawrence Duguett Hardin, Jr

Lawrence Duguett Hardin, Jr

Orange County man guilty of trafficking deadly fentanyl

News Staff
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
BEAUMONT, Texas – An Orange, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs.Lawrence Duguett Hardin, Jr., 38, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl before U.S.
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