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Counties recieve $763M in sales tax allocations

Counties recieve $763M in sales tax allocations

Counties recieve $763M in sales tax allocations

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $762.5 million in local sales tax allocations for March, 0.5 percent less than in March 2020.

Paxton eliminates Griddy electric bills

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wiped out Griddy Energy customers’ outrageous electric bills totaling $29.1 million that they were hit with during the severe winter storm that left Texas frozen and thousands without electricity throughout the entire state.
Unemployment plagues state

Unemployment plagues state

Unemployment plagues state

Despite reports out of Austin that unemployment is improving and jobs are being created in Texas, the unemployment rate number rose for January 2020. Statistics on the Texas Workforce Commission report showed Texas at 7.3 unemployment, compared to 6.7 percent in December 2020, 3.
Texas gasoline prices continue to rise

Texas gasoline prices continue to rise

Texas gasoline prices continue to rise

Texas has seen a rise in gas prices as the restrictions are lifted across the state. In the South Plains and Panhandle areas gas prices have risen some. The current average price for some cities is: Dimmitt - $2.69; Lubbock – $2.54 to $2.57; Amarillo - $2.49 to $2.56; Levelland - $2.39 to $2.

Community Calendar

Community March 29-May 24 Walk Across Texas! Spring fitness program hosted by Felice Acker. Register at HowdyHealth.org. Teams will need a captain. For more information, please contact Felice Acker at the Extension Office at 806-647-4115 or by email fracker@ag.tamu.edu.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

Pet Talk

While there are many joys that come with owning a cat, one drawback some owners may be familiar with is the occasional discovery of cat vomit. This aspect of cat ownership may spark concern in pet parents but vomiting in cats can result from a variety of conditions, from benign to harmful. Dr.
Library Lines ...

Library Lines ...

Library Lines ...

Mask-wearing is no longer mandatory here at Rhoads Memorial Library, effective March 10, since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rescinded his mandate last week.

Seeds

I am a gardener. I love working outside, digging in the dirt and basically watching things grow. My grandmother and mother both shared this love and it passed on to me. Evidently, my granddaughters like the digging part.

God’s Furnace

“These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire— may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.