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AUSTIN – June 23, 2020, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) took additional action to promote economic recovery and support the health of all Texans. These actions include expanding the eligibility for Skills Development Funds training grants and a federal waiver request to increase pre-kindergarten match allowance for child care centers.
Read moreGov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday morning he is once again putting a stop to elective surgeries to preserve bed space for coronavirus patients — but this time the prohibition only applies to Bexar, Dallas, Harris and Travis counties, four areas where the number of patients hospitalized with virus is quickly progressing.
Read moreRaising your own pumpkin patch, whether it is for decorations or pies, can be a fun a way to introduce gardening for your family.
Read moreAUSTIN — While COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, case counts, hospitalizations and deaths increased last week, more and more Texans ventured out of their homes with the deadly coronavirus showing no sign of abatement.
Read moreIt didn’t take long for Brownfield ISD and their athletic department to choose a new head boys basketball coach after the sudden retirement of Coach Steve Rhodes and they got the hire they wanted with a hometown boy named Zayne McPherson.
Read moreBrownfield is a special place to many. The folks here know what hard work is. There are people who some would call “lifers” and others might have broken down on the side of the highway and decided to stay. Some folks came to work here in Brownfield and felt they would leave five or ten years down the road, but they didn’t. We see each other often whether it be in a store, restaurant, church, etc. and you might think to yourself, what are they like? Well… let’s learn who our folks are.
Read moreOn Tuesday, June 16 Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath was expected to give guidance to schools districts across the state. However, during his weekly conference call with superintendents and administrators, he failed to disclose any information on how public schools are to go forward. That prompted Texas Governor Greg Abbott to get involved the next day and tell state lawmakers that students will return to the classrooms this fall and guidelines will be laid out Tuesday June 23 for school districts.
Read moreLast week, on June 17 the University Interscholastic League made an unprecedented announcement, the consideration of a temporary suspension of the rule prohibiting live telecasts during regular season Friday night football games for the 2020 football season. The current rule will remain in place, pending guidance from state authorities. UIL will not release official information regarding the implementation of live streaming high school football games until that guidance is set forth.
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