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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
On March 2, we celebrate Texas Independence Day! On that day in 1836, a delegate from each of the 59 existing settlements in Texas signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. This document officially declared Texas’ independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas.
Texas again leads nation in new corporate projects

Texas again leads nation in new corporate projects

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Texas again leads nation in new corporate projects

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Texas once again has topped the list for new and expanded corporate facilities added in a year, according to Site Selection Magazine. With 1,028 new projects in 2022, the state had more than the next two states combined – Illinois and Ohio.

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FBI Houston Teen Academy application now available online

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
High school students encouraged to apply The FBI Houston Field Office is now accepting applications for its upcoming Teen Academy. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the FBI Houston Field Office, located at 1 Justice Park Drive, Houston, TX 77092.

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February sales tax up 14.2 percent statewide

Randall Luker
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced said sales tax revenue totaled $3.68 billion in February, 14.2 percent more than in February 2022. The majority of February sales tax revenue is based on sales made in January and remitted to the agency in February.
911 hangup calls lead to drug and gun charges for Vidor man

911 hangup calls lead to drug and gun charges for Vidor man

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911 hangup calls lead to drug and gun charges for Vidor man

Randall Luker
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll reported the Vidor Police Department responded to several 911 hang up calls in the area of 690 N. Main Street on Friday, March 3, at approximately 12:15 a.m. The same caller made several 911 calls and would hang up, but the dispatcher was able to locate the...
Dwayne Dubois, center, is congratulated after being named Vidor’s new Athletic Director/ Head Coach at Monday’s VISD Board of Trustees meeting held in the new Administration Building. Dubois said he was ready to get to work “as soon as possible”. Officially, his contract begins in July. Photo by Randall Luker

Dwayne Dubois, center, is congratulated after being named Vidor’s new Athletic Director/ Head Coach at Monday’s VISD Board of Trustees meeting held in the new Administration Building. Dubois said he was ready to get to work “as soon as possible”. Officially, his contract begins in July. Photo by Randall Luker

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Dubois selected as new AD/HC in unanimous vote on Monday

Randall Luker
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
In a unanimous 6-0 decision, Milton Dwayne Dubois was selected as the VISD’s new Athletic Director/Head Coach by the VISD Board of Trustees Monday night. Trustee David Camp was not in attendance. Dubois will take over from Jeff Mathews, Vidor’s Athletic Director/ Head Coach since 1999.
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News Staff
Monday, February 27, 2023
In recent weeks the VidorPolice Department responded to many calls. What follows are but a few of the incidents that required police action. Readers should remember that a person who was arrested has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing.
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