Creatively Yours
SUNDAY May 18, 2025 {READ IN BROWSER} “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” Margaret Mead Put your own authentic thoughts into all you do as you go about enjoying good time and people in the Upper East Side of Texas. After reading through this issue get more stories and inspiration…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Red and Yellow, Black and White
By Jim “Pappy” Moore When I was just a child in Sunday School way back in the 1950s, we sang a song called “Jesus Loves the Little Children.” Its words embraced the essence of Matthew 19:14 where Jesus said “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom…
Read More1,321 Upshur County, Texas electricity customers without power | FindEnergy.com | 5/17/2025, 10:07:06.161 PM EST
Current outages: Counties: Upshur County, Texas – 1,321 out of 23,986 tracked meters (5.51%) are without power in Upshur County, Texas. Visit link for breakdown by utility – https://findenergy.com/tx/upshur-county-electricity/power-outage/
Read MoreTexas Game Wardens Urge Safety Ahead of Safe Boating Week
AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urge boaters to make safety their top priority as they kick off National Safe Boating Week, May 17–23. With about 1.7 million surface acres of freshwater inland lakes, 4 million surface acres of saltwater and 191,000 miles of rivers and streams statewide, Texas…
Read MoreWINNSBORO LIVESTOCK – FRIDAY , MAY 16
May 16, 2025 HEAD COUNT – 490 HD STEERS: UNDER 300 LBS- $ 4.00 – $ 5.75 300-400 LBS- $ 3.90 – $ 5.20 400-500 LBS – $ 3.60 – $ 4.85 OVER 500 LBS – $ 3.30 – $ 4.25 HEIFERS: UNDER 300 LBS – $ 3.60 – $ 5.25 300-400 LBS – $ 3.50 – $ 4.85 400-500 LBS – $ 3.35 – $ 4.65 OVER 500 LBS…
Read MoreCommissioner Buckingham Celebrates Significant Construction Milestone of Texas Cavaliers Alamo Education Center
AUSTIN, Texas—Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., gathered with local officials this week to celebrate the Topping Out Ceremony for the Texas Cavaliers Education Center, a state-of-the-art facility that promises every Texas schoolchild, no matter where they come from, will have a place to interact personally with the story of Texas. “The Alamo is a…
Read MoreCOMMISSIONER SID MILLER PROMOTES SUMMER MEALS SERVED BY TDA PARTNERS AFTER ACADEMIC YEAR ENDS
May 16, 2025 Tools make it easy to find sites serving no-cost meals for Texas children AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today announced that summer meal sites will soon open across Texas. Starting around June 2, after school cafeterias close for summer, he and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) will partner with schools, churches,…
Read MoreTexas Legislature Passes Key Disaster Tax Reform Bill to Protect Taxpayers from Misuse
Sen. Bettencourt’s Says HB 30 Will Head to Gov’s Desk to Stop Post-Disaster Property Tax Abuse Harris County Post-Disaster Property Tax Exemption Misuse Sparked Bill, HB 30 closes that loophole! AUSTIN, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, announced the Senate passage of House Bill 30 (HB 30)…
Read MoreSpaceX wins federal approval to launch more rockets in South Texas
By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune May 16, 2025 “SpaceX wins federal approval to launch more rockets in South Texas” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The…
Read MoreTexas businesses feel the pinch from Trump’s tariffs, Fed survey finds
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune May 16, 2025 “Texas businesses feel the pinch from Trump’s tariffs, Fed survey finds” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Subscribe to The Y’all — a…
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