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Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION A group of House Democrats is proposing a $15,000 raise for the state’s teachers and a 25 percent raise for other state employees by using some of the state’s record budget surplus. State Rep.

Body With the recent visit of Old Man Winter in our area, I began thinking about what it would be like to spend the winter up in the far north.

Body The E! Terrell Entertainment Series is bringing the acclaimed Dallas Symphony Orchestra to perform in concert at the Terrell ISD Jamie Foxx Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening, Feb. 10.

Body Mother Nature made her presence felt across the region during the past week, delivering a powerful arctic blast highlighted by a steady helping of sleet and icy conditions that caused business and school closures, accidents and countless power outages due to downed limbs and...

Body DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.com The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided a welcome bit of news to states across the country last week, reporting a sharp decrease in the number of confirmed cases of flu and influenza-like illnesses.