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A key House education committee adjourned last week without voting on a school voucher bill that is Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority this session, the Houston Chronicle reported. Barring some unforeseen maneuver in the last week of the regular legislative session, the bill is effectively dead for now. The Senate had approved a bill that would provide Texas families $8,000 in taxpayer money to fund private or charter school tuition. The House narrowed the scope so that it would only apply to students with disabilities or those attending schools with a failing grade issued by the Texas Education Agency – an estimated 800,000 students. The Senate bill would make vouchers available to 5.5 million Texas students.
Read moreOn Monday afternoon around 5:00 pm, first responders were called to the scene of an accident which was described to be a major 10-50 involving two maroon colored F-150 pickup trucks, with one person trapped inside the vehicle.
Read moreThe Brownfield Regional Medical Center (BRMC) Board of Directors had a regularly scheduled meeting Monday night. The Board moved through the invocation and approved the minutes, then heard from BRMC CEO Jim Koulovatos.
Read moreThe USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Direct Farm Ownership loans can help farmers and ranchers become owner-operators of family farms, improve and expand current operations, increase agricultural productivity, and assist with land tenure to save farmland for future generations. There are three types of Direct Farm Ownership Loans: regular, down payment and joint financing. FSA also offers a Direct Farm Ownership Microloan option for smaller financial needs up to $50,000.
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