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March 9-30: Warren Chapel UMC is celebrating women of faith walking in God’s purpose as part of Women’s History Month. The church, located at 810 S.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Texas farmers are voicing growing concerns about tariffs being enacted by President Trump adversely affecting their ability to sell agricultural goods overseas, the Houston Chronicle reported. Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening said the tariffs could be especially tough on younger farmers.

March 9-30: Warren Chapel UMC is celebrating women of faith walking in God’s purpose as part of Women’s History Month. The church, located at 810 S.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education. The Dallas Morning News reported that 75 Republican legislators have signed on with the bill’s author, State Rep.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said he believes there are enough votes in that chamber to pass the legislation, which was defeated a half-dozen times in 2023 by a coalition of Democratic and rural Republican members.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Lt. Gov.

The 89th Texas legislative session begins on Jan. 14 with a still-unresolved race for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION House Speaker Dade Phelan withdrew last week from seeking another term leading that chamber. After three rounds of voting on Saturday, state Rep.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION The state’s construction industry is voicing concern that President-elect Trump’s vow to de-port millions of undocumented immigrants would cause major labor shortfalls, according to the Texas Standard. “It would devastate our industry, we wouldn’t finish our highways, we wouldn’t finish our schools,” said Stan Marek, CEO of Marek, a Houston-based commercial and residential con-struction giant.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Gov. Greg Abbott issued three executive orders last week targeting the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party, The Dallas Morning News reported.