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ELECTRICAL COMPANY SEEKING highly motivated and skilled Licensed Journeyman and Helpers. Call 903-725-5580 or email circles@etex.net

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For Sale

METAL BARRELS FOR Sale. Drum, 2/$15.00, Open top $10.00ea, All purpose barrel w/lid $15.00 ea or 2/$25.00, Tubs $5. 3.5 miles S. 155 on right and 1414 N. Cypress St, Gilmer.

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Unfit to Govern: We Need a 25th Amendment for the American Police State

John Whitehead’s Commentary John & Nisha Whitehead April 14, 2026 “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”— Friedrich Nietzsche One week after posting a profanity-laced Easter message threatening to wipe out the entire civilization of Iran, Donald J. Trump, the 47th president of the United States,…

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The Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) announces the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Regional Coaches of the Year for Swimming and Diving  

  THSCA recognizes outstanding Swimming and Diving coaches from across the state for their accomplishments SAN MARCOS, TX (April 14, 2026)– The THSCA and Texas Farm Bureau Insurance have released the regional Coach of the Year honorees for swimming and diving. Go to www.thsca.com/coty to access list of 2025-26 Regional Coach of the Year Honorees. THSCA members are…

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Op-Ed: Naïveté

By Winslow Myers In a tough and complex world, people tending to the left side of the political spectrum are often accused of starry-eyed naïveté when they push for the prevention of war and the building of peace through law, diplomacy and budgetary control over military forces—replacing the law of force with the force of law.…

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Tesla’s Gigafactory water use surges in Austin as new chip plant looms

By Austin Current, The Texas Tribune April 14, 2026 Tesla’s Giga Texas increased its annual treated water use by more than 200 million gallons in just two years, raising concerns about whether Austin can fulfill its long-term water conservation plans as Elon Musk advances plans for a new semiconductor plant expected to push demand even…

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Don Huffines, GOP nominee for comptroller, says he’ll withhold state funding from agencies over DEI violations 

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2026   Don Huffines, the GOP nominee for Texas comptroller, on Tuesday said that he would withhold state funds from agencies or universities engaging in diversity, equity and inclusion policies, or DEI, if he wins office this November. “I’ve got a fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayer, period,”…

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Judge temporarily allows women, minority-owned businesses to qualify for Texas HUB program again

By Paul Cobler and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2026 An Austin district judge on Monday ordered the state’s Historically Underutilized Business Program rules be temporarily reinstated, meaning women- and minority-owned business owners can qualify for the state’s HUB program again for now. Four business owners and a trade association sued the state…

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