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The Texas Retired Teacher Association (TRTA) is pleased to announce the passage of Proposition 9 during the November 2023 General Election. Prop 9 will provide much-needed financial relief for 420,000 annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
Read moreThe Brownfield City Council met Thursday morning for their regularly scheduled meeting to discuss several items on the agenda. The longest discussion revolved around the agreement with Strategic Government Resources for Executive Recruitment of a new Director of Human Resources as designated in the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget. Council members Kelli Mendez, Celso Duran, J.C Tijerina, Leon Pope, Marshall Martell, Mark Williams and Jimmy Garza were all present on the quorum along with City Manager Jeff Davis, City Secretary Kelly Burris and City Attorney Matt Wade. Mayor Tom Hesse was absent from the meeting.
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Government offices and financial institutions will be closed Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Emergency Services will operate as normal. The Terry County Courthouse will be closed Thursday and Friday. City Hall will close at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and will close all day Thursday and Friday. The Kendrick Memorial Library will be closed on Thursday and Friday. The library will be open on Wednesday, but the closing time is subject to change. The Post Office will be closed on Thursday and reopen Friday. Lone Star State Bank will close at noon on Wednesday and Friday, close all day on Thursday and be open until noon on Saturday (Drive Thru only) Sundown State Bank will be closed on Thursday and reopen from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. Brownfield Federal Credit Union will close early on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. They will be closed all day Thursday and reopen Friday from 8:30 to noon (drive-thru only). AgTexas Farm Credit Services will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday. They will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Brownfield ISD and Wellman-Union ISD will be closed the week of Thanksgiving. Meadow ISD will be closed on the day of Thanksgiving and the following Friday.
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Read moreThe Texas Legislature, conceived as a part-time body to meet every other year for 140 days, is now in its record fifth session (counting the regular session). When the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is included, legislators have been in Austin pretty much the entire year, as the Texas Tribune noted. While legislators are paid just $7,200 a year in salary, per diem payments – meant to cover their expenses while in Austin – have mounted. If the fourth special session goes a full 30 days, taxpayers will have spent $4.8 million keeping lawmakers in Austin.
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From October to December, people throughout the U.S. participate in what is commonly called the Season of Giving. According to the NIH National Library of Medicine, over one third (34%) of annual donations occur during the “giving season,” between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. While donations are often in-kind items or monetary, there is perhaps nothing as meaningful as the gift of volunteer service. Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving each year, is one of the biggest days of the year for making donations and volunteering, giving people a chance to help transform communities with their heartfelt generosity. Volunteers are goodwill in action, providing much needed support in strengthening communities and promoting social connection.
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