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When we cast our votes in the coming election, a lot depends on our Texas House races. For decades, rural Republicans stood firm against repeated attempts to pass school voucher plans that would funnel Texas taxpayer funds to private schools. They knew those plans would strangle the budgets of our public schools. In rural Texas, public schools are the very heart of our communities. We come together to celebrate our kids in football stadiums and gymnasiums and auditoriums across the state. Beyond that, public schools are often our town’s largest employers. And so those Representatives defended them, tooth and nail.

Jack County commissioners voted to lower the speed limit on county roads to 30 miles per hour. During their Tuesday, Oct.

When we cast our votes in the coming election, a lot depends on our Texas House races. For decades, rural Republicans stood firm against repeated attempts to pass school voucher plans that would funnel Texas taxpayer funds to private schools. They knew those plans would strangle the budgets of our public schools. In rural Texas, public schools are the very heart of our communities. We come together to celebrate our kids in football stadiums and gymnasiums and auditoriums across the state. Beyond that, public schools are often our town’s largest employers. And so those Representatives defended them, tooth and nail.

Work on the Dr. Paul and Harriett Lillard Memorial Animal Shelter continues with a completed quarantine building and plans for a dog park.