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WINNSBORO LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT – MAY 15

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May 15, 2026 HEAD COUNT – 358 HD STEERS: UNDER 300 LBS- $ 4.50 – $ 7.00 300-400 LBS- $ 4.25- $ 6.50 400-500 LBS – $ 4.00 – $ 6.00 OVER 500 LBS – $ 3.75 – $ 5.50 HEIFERS: UNDER 300 LBS – $ 4.35- $ 6.60 300-400 LBS – $ 4.15 –…

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Kaufman County Plane Crash Injures Three  

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FORNEY – On Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 12:21 a.m., the Texas Highway Patrol responded to a single-engine crash in a field on the Southwest corner of Helms Trail and Akron Way in the city limits of Forney, Texas.   The pilot, along with two passengers, was transported to local medical facilities with suspected serious…

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Livestock guardian dog research focus of May 21 webinar

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Leading grazing systems’ predator management researcher Linda Van Bommel to speak The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a webinar on the importance of predatory behavior as it relates to livestock guardian dogs, LGDs, on May 21. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a webinar on the importance of predatory behavior as it relates to livestock…

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FISCAL NOTES: Texas research blazes profitable new trails

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View as a webpage  /  Share NEW FRONTIERS Texas R&D spurs innovation, economic growth Texas’ longtime investment in research and development (R&D) has led to world-changing discoveries and played a valuable role in the state’s economy. A recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found that government-funded R&D provides a steady growth in…

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Senator Bryan Hughes Announces Senate Committee on State Affairs Will Hold Hearing  to Investigate Proxy Advisors’ Violation of Texas Transparency Law

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Lieutenant Governor Patrick has charged the Committee on State Affairs with monitoring the implementation of  Senate Bill 2337, which brings transparency to the shadowy operations of Proxy Advisors.  AUSTIN, TX – Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler), today announced that the Senate Committee on  State Affairs will hold a hearing to investigate whether proxy advisors Institutional Shareholder …

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Voices of Veterans: Captain Ebony May Shares Her Story of Service in the United States Air Force

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Contact: GLO Press Office (512) 936-9582 media@glo.texas.gov AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB’s Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Captain Ebony May who served in United States…

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Northeast Texas Most Wanted Sex Offender Captured in Mexico

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AUSTIN – A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender is back in custody after being located in Mexico. A Texas Crime Stoppers will not be paid for his arrest. Kit Edward Lulow, 42, was spotted living and hiding out in Nuevo Progreso, Mexico – that’s just over the border from…

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Texas Supreme Court rejects Abbott’s request to remove Democratic Rep. Gene Wu from office over redistricting protest

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By Eleanor Klibanoff and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2026 The Texas Supreme Court rejected Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to remove Houston Rep. Gene Wu and other Democratic lawmakers from office Friday, saying that the Legislature was able to secure their attendance and restore a quorum last summer without involvement from the court.…

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Texas Children’s Hospital must create country’s first “detransition clinic” under legal settlement with state

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By Terri Langford and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2026 The Texas attorney general has secured an unusual settlement over child transgender care that compels Texas Children’s Hospital to create the nation’s first ever “detransition clinic” in addition to paying the state $10 million.  According to Attorney General Ken Paxton, the multidisciplinary clinic…

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