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Texas cotton growers whose crops held on through recent weather could find strong prices during a summer of uncertainty, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. John Robinson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension cotton economist, Bryan-College Station, said the 2023 cotton season will be the most uncertain he has ever analyzed.

Older adults and people with disabilities who are on Medicaid (and their authorized representatives) should be on the lookout for important notices from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) about their Medicaid renewal.

One fact of life that comes with living in North Texas is that the summer heat is stubborn and persistent. Last summer, the region recorded 47 days with temperatures of at least 100 degrees.

Corinth Mayor Bill Heidemann, will preside over the North Central Texas Council of Governments for the next year after being elected president of the regional planning agency’s 18-member Executive Board.

The average Texas homeowner could see annual property tax savings close to $1,300 if voters approve an increase in the homestead exemption in the upcoming November election. That’s part of the sweeping tax cut package passed by both houses of the Legislature Aug.

You probably don’t need this outdoor scribe to tell you its summertime in Texas and its HOT! What do we outdoor types do when mid day temperatures are hot enough to blacken a striper fillet on the sidewalk or cook a berry cobbler in a Dutch oven without any coals! I take a cue from wildlife and move early and late and do my best to seek shade during the middle of the day! Thankfully I’m an early riser. I’m usually up well before sunup and if I have anything outdoor related on the agenda I make sure I am on the water at first light or in the woods during the ‘cool’ part of the morning. By 10 a.m. I can be found in my truck heading home with the ac on high or in a cool café with my buddies discussing the big bass we lost that morning or possibly how we’re going to cook that fresh pork that is chilling in the cooler in the truck. I save my ‘work’ for mid day when I can often be found inside hammering out a magazine article or possibly recording segments for the current radio show.

With the start of another school year looming just over the horizon, Terrell ISD has announced that it will host its annual Back to School Bash at the Terrell ISD ExXEL facility located at 1251 Colquitt Road Aug. 3.

The back-to-school season can bring excitement for young people, but for youth in foster care, starting a new school year can feel scary and uncertain. Children enter foster care not because of any fault of their own, but because their families are in crisis.