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Gov. Greg Abbott last week signed a $1 billion private-school voucher bill into law in front of a large crowd at the Governor’s Mansion, the San Antonio Express-News and other media outlets reported. Abbott called the new law the biggest legislative win of his time in the governor’s office and touted the new program as the largest in the nation.
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Sunlight is starting to break through at the Capitol in the final month of the Texas legislative session.
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Known as possibly the earliest built home in Grimes County, the Fahey house is behind the locked gates of the Bovay Scout Ranch. It’s located a short way south of Navasota east of Highway 6, but Fahey didn’t build it. The two–room log cabin was built by the Muldrow family in 1836 and became the Fahey home in 1882. Today, other than Boy Scouts and families who camp at the Bovay Scout Ranch, the public to date is unaware of it.
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I’ve known Amie Faltysek Nobles for as long as I can remember. She is 57 years old and was born in Big Spring, Texas. Her dad worked road construction and traveled a lot, but they ultimately settled in Navasota where her family owned a restaurant. She has fond memories of their downtown cafe, “Navasota Cafe”, owned by her grandparents Tony & Rose Januse. She recalls serving biscuits and receiving pennies for tips. Her family became very close to the cooks and dishwashers.
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A bill under consideration by the 89th Texas Legislature has caused more than a few temperatures to spike in Grimes County. Its acronym, HOT, for Hotel Occupancy Tax, is ironically appropriate. To refresh your memory, HB 4926 was filed in March on behalf of Grimes County Commissioners Court to allow the County to collect a HOT on the cost of overnight stays at motels, hotels, Airbnbs and bed & breakfast lodgings in Grimes County.
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The Texas House on April 17 passed Gov. Greg Abbott’s school-voucher bill after a years-long campaign by the governor and his allies, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
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Friends, this is a tale from many years ago and even though you had to be there to fully appreciate it, it’s still a great story. The time was in the early 1990s, and the place was in the heart of Acadiana – Cajun Country. I hail from way up in Yankee territory, also known as North Louisiana. Pretty much everything north of I-10 is considered North Louisiana according to the fine people of Acadiana and I was trying my very best to fit in, absorbing as much of the culture as my tiny brain could handle. I was staying at my wife’s’ parents’ house during this time and her dad asked if I would like to join him and some of his friends on a rabbit hunt. I of course immediately agreed despite my complete lack of experience. He reassured me that everything would be fine as long as I followed his instructions. That sounded easy enough and the next day we set out on the hunt.
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A judge with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week the Texas Education Agency can release its 2023 A-F school accountability ratings, the Houston Chronicle reported.
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