Rainy week leaves South Plains soaked with damage in Terry County
The South Plains faced a wild weather week with Terry County hit hard by rain and hail. Brownfield records 0.8 inches plus 1.48 since, while farmers report flooded fields, delayed planting, and crop damage across pea nuts and cotton, with more storms forecast and soil temperatures dipping. Earl Brown says his land north of Brownfield is largely ruined, mud and water filling furrows and delaying field work.
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Fighting Spirit Walks Cas Taylor Across Stage at Meadow High
Cas Taylor, a Meadow High School graduate, received a standing ovation at the Class of 2003 ceremony on May 30 after three years of effort to walk to the podium for the first time since freshman year. A 2000 UIL incident preceded his milestone, when he chose to return home to change shirts rather than stay overheated.
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Community invited to name Brownfield elementary school
Brownfield administrators seek public input for a new school name replacing Oak Grove Intermediate. Submissions due by June 13 to the superintendent at 601 Tohoka Road. A naming committee will review entries and present a choice at a public hearing June 16 at 4:00 p.m. before School Board consideration.
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Brownfield Council Deliberates WITMPA Debt Responsibility
Brownfield City Council held a closed session to review its possible share of West Texas Municipal Power Agency costs. Mayor and City Manager Eldon Jobe said no decisions will be made until Lubbock provides bills or demand letters. The session also covered a Caterpillar scraper lease, a resignation, and a tabled drought and water conservation plan due for June 19.
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Joe Cardenas
San Marcos
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Lake Meredith
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New Congressman Neugebauer Wins 19th District Seat
The 19th District welcomes Randy Neugebauer as successor to Larry Combest who left May 31 after 18 years. Neugebauer faced a tight runoff and won by under 800 votes in a race spanning the South Plains and Permian Basin. Redistricting battles loom as Texas politics eyes future lines and seats.
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Threats to Texas congressional map in redistricting fight
A speaker argues Texas redistricting would split West and East regions from New Mexico to Fort Worth, diluting Western representation and mixing urban and rural districts. He supports Rep. Randy Neugebauer, warning of partisan power plays and little input from constituents amid a stalled special session and nationwide partisanship.
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