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February 9: The Terrell Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau will host its 115th annual Membership and Industrial Recognition Luncheon at The Shops in Terrell, Suite 10 beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at terrelltexas.

Terrell police made the following arrests and responded to the following incidents from January 25 to January 31: Arrests: Juan Martinez Vasquez, Dallas, 34, driving while intoxicated – third or more; evading arrest/dentation with vehicle or watercraft

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar joined other unclaimed property administrators to celebrate the third annual national Unclaimed Property Day Feb. 1.

The City of Terrell and the Terrell Chamber of Commerce/ CVB will once again by joining forces on May 6, hosting their annual Terrell Taco Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will be held on Nash and Adelaide Streets near Terrell City Hall.

Egg prices continue to set all-time per-dozen price records, and a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert does not expect that trend to reverse in the near future. David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist, Bryan-College Station, said inflationary pressure and the worst avian flu outbreak in U.S.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller reminds the Texas agriculture community that the USDA’s deadline to respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture is Monday, February 6th. Producers can respond online at agcounts. usda.gov.

Organizers have been hard at work in recent months, putting together the finishing touches on the 6th annual Jake Wilson Memorial Bass Tournament set for April 22. Jake Wilson was a children’s pastor and he had a love for children.

Better Business Bureau Serving Central East Texas (BBB) annually sponsors a video contest open to students in grades 9-12 who reside within the 19 counties BBB serves. Cash prizes will be awarded to students and their schools for entries receiving first, second, and third place.

Monday, January 30, marked the first of many public hearings on the state budget, as lawmakers try and decide how to allot a record amount of surplus cash and projected revenue. Though the comptroller has forecast as much as $188 billion in available funds, statutory and constitutional spending limits will keep the actual amount appropriated to pay for state services in 2024 and 2025 much lower. Both chambers have filed budgets that would spend $130.1 billion in discretionary state revenue. Both include $15 billion set aside for property tax relief, with the Senate earmarking $3 billion of that amount to raise the homestead exemption from $40,000 to $70,000. Governor Greg Abbott and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick have each vowed to deliver historic property tax cuts this session.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 7.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.09/g Jan. 30, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 30.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 9.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 5.4 cents in the last week and stands at $4.65 per gallon.