Brownfield Sales Tax Rebates Rise Nearly Nine Percent in 2005
Brownfield reports an 8.81 percent rise in 2005 sales tax rebates to 887,342.26, with December at 66,394.51 up 8.45 percent from 2004. Meadow shows a 47.6 percent increase to 7,482.34. Statewide November sales rose 9.4 percent to 1.58 billion amid Rita’s aftermath.
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Mitch Word
Brownfield
State Comptroller’s Office
Comptroller’s Office
Meadow
Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
Bidcorp
Mary Jo Collins
Comptroller’s
Justin Jaworski
Comptroller
Veronica Salas
Phillips 66 Food Plaza
Terry County Fireworks Rules Adopted By Commissioners
Terry County Commissioners adopted an order regulating Christmas season fireworks due to extreme dryness. Violators face up to 500 dollar fines as county crews remind residents to pick up trash. The board also selected a Ford F-250 with a 9000 dollar trade-in for the extension agent and approved bonds for two officials along with travel reimbursements for library and tax office staff.
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Terry County Commissioners
South Plains Underground Water Conservation District
Terry County
Brownfield
Ed Moseley Ford
Brownfield Motorplex
Alan Bayer
Yvonne Shelton
Kendrick
Lupe Serna
Lubbock
BISD Board approves roofing bid and school start waiver
Brownfield Independent School District trustees awarded a 156000 dollar roofing contract for the high school Commons area to Walker Roofing under TASB Buy List rules, funded from designated roof repair funds. The board also approved starting the 2006-07 school year on Aug 16, and recognized staff and students, including Employee of the Month Rendee Herring and Student of the Month Kristopher Salazar.
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Mitch Word
Brownfield Isd Board of
Jerry Jones
Walker Roofing
Texas Association of School Board
BISD
Jay Lashaway
Jones
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Boys Little Dribblers
Girls Little Dribblers
Brownfield Ministerial Alliance
Brownfield Police Department
Brownfield
Dario Diaz Jr
Jessica Aileen Hines
Isabel Deyanira Zurita
Bianca Molina
Oak Grove
Rendee Herring
Kristopher Salazar
Martin and
Pat Salazar
Melody Pauling
Pauling
Ray Pauling
Laney steps aside amid Texas political shifts
Laney announces he will not seek re election to his Texas House seat ending a three decade career that included a decade as Speaker. The piece defends his leadership style and critiques current partisanship while recalling his efforts against redistricting and his gubernatorial appeal.
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Lynn Brisendine
Austin
Texas
James
Pete" Laney
Texas House of Representatives
House
George W. Bush
Laney
Pete Laney
Austin Capitol
Cornyn- Perry-Dewhurst-Strayhorn
West
East Texas
South Texas
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