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NOTICE OF Ordinance Adoption: Utilities Rates Ordinance 2026-002 was approved by the City of Big Sandy City Council on September 22, 2026. This ordinance revises the City of Big Sandy Code of Ordinances Utilities Rates. (Water, Sewer and Sanitation). The utility rates will increase. Got Questions? The ordinance is available for review at City Hall,…
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION- CIVIL SUITS CAUSE NO. 26-230-DCCV-00243 THE STATE OF TEXAS UPSHUR COUNTY PLAINTIFF’s ATTORNEY OR PLAINTIFF CHASSIDY J. GUIDRY 3301 ELM STREET DALLAS, TEXAS 75655 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued…
Read MoreTACA Seminar Examines Crystalline Silica Research, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Issues Facing Texas Construction Materials Industry
AUSTIN, Texas [Oct. 7, 2026] — New research on crystalline silica, the growing use of artificial intelligence in workplace safety and environmental and regulatory developments accompanying Texas’ continued growth were among the major topics at the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association’s (TACA) Environmental, Sustainability and Safety Seminar, held Sept. 29-30 in San Antonio. The two-day…
Read More2027 Youth Fish Art Contest Welcomes Entries
View as a webpage Oct. 7, 2026 ATHENS – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) has opened the Texas division of Wildlife Forever’s 2027 Fish Art Contest for entries. The Texas division of the contest will celebrate 20 years in 2027 thanks to the vision of Mr. Richard M. (Dick) Hart, a conservation leader who…
Read MoreNET RMA Partner NTTA Expands TollTag Access for Northeast Texas Drivers
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 TollTag customers can now travel more conveniently in seven additional states TYLER, Texas — The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), NET RMA’s toll processing and customer service partner, has expanded TollTag access to participating toll roads in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, and Maryland. The expanded network…
Read MoreAccessible Reading Changes Lives: TBP Celebrates Blindness Awareness Month
Austin, TX – During Blindness Awareness Month, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s Talking Book Program (TBP) is encouraging Texans with vision loss and other print disabilities to discover the free library service that provides access to books, magazines and materials in accessible formats. TBP provides a free library service to eligible Texans of…
Read MoreTribCast: Are Texas’ voter systems ready for a contentious election?
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune October 6, 2026 The upcoming election is one of the most hotly contested in recent Texas history, and trust in the election apparatus is at an all-time low. Natalia Contreras, Texas reporter for Votebeat, joins TribCast to help untangle confusion about the voter suspense list, explain what’s going…
Read MoreTexas comptroller investigating spending in Austin ISD, other districts
By Austin Current, The Texas Tribune October 6, 2026 Austin ISD will be the subject of state scrutiny once again, with a new investigation into the district’s finances led by the state comptroller and spurred on by Gov. Greg Abbott. Texas Comptroller Don Huffines announced Monday that Austin, as well as the Barbers Hill, El…
Read MoreTexas execution would be first in U.S. since Tennessee failure
By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune October 7, 2026 A Texas death row inmate convicted of a fatal 2000 robbery could be the first person put to death in the country since a failed execution in Tennessee that has raised alarm over lethal injection. Jamaal Howard was 20 years old when he robbed a convenience…
Read MoreSTAAR rescoring requests triple after more Texas schools question computer grading
By Megan Menchaca, The Texas Tribune October 7, 2026 The number of requests to rescore students’ STAAR tests nearly tripled from last year as more Texas schools sought reviews of written responses on the reading exams, thousands of which were initially graded by computers. The Texas Education Agency began using an automated scoring engine in…
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