Abbott steps up to protect National Guard against mandates

Texas officials indicated that thousands of National Guard members are refusing COVID-19 vaccines in the latest challenge against a Biden administration order that requires all members of the military to get one.

Federal judge halts vaccine mandate for Navy SEALs

A federal judge in Fort Worth granted an injunction against the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Biden administration temporarily halting the U.S. Navy’s vaccine mandate.

ASU announces list of graduates, Dean’s List

Angelo State University announced its list of Fall 2021 graduates and the ASU Dean’s List, with several from Dimmitt and Nazareth.

Editor’s Message

The first batch of data from Pfizer’s post marketing pharmacovigilance report began being released on Nov 17, 2021 of what will ultimately be 329,000 pages.

Scott releases Phase 1 of audit

Texas Secretary of State John Scott released a progress report upon conclusion of Phase 1 of the state's full forensic audit of the 2020 General Election. The audit included potential duplicate votes, deceased voter and non-citizen voters in Collin, Dallas, Harris and Tarrant counties.

State sales tax revenue $3.6B in December

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.56 billion in December, 24.4 percent more than in December 2020. The majority of December sales tax revenue is based on sales made in November and remitted to the agency in December.

Dimmitt Recreation donates food boxes

Dimmitt Recreation donates food boxes - The Dimmitt Rec collected food during the month of December. Nine large food boxes were donated to DISD students and delivered by Kendra Cantrell, CIS Site Coordinator. "This will really help out some of our needy families during the holiday season.