Texas Border Tax Reform Urges Bipartisan Study
El Paso Sen. Eliot Shapleigh told editors his district spans 22 border counties with income 33 percent below Mississippi, calling for major tax system reforms without urging a state income tax. He cited poor graduation rates and transport gaps, plus colonias, as reasons to rethink fiscal policy.
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Texas Teen Driver Rules Spark Senate Talk on Reform
A Texas senator argues the tax system and licensing rules starve the Texas Dream while teenage drivers, though 5.5 percent of licensed, account for nearly 20 percent of annual fatalities. Graduated licensing reduces teen deaths, with Michigan noting a 35 percent drop for 16 year olds. House advances a stronger version than the Senate. Gambling bill to legalize reservations faces Senate opposition from Lt. Gov Ratliff who vows no debate.
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Minding your own business by Don Taylor
Don Taylor reflects on farming's future rooted in creed of the Future Farmers of America. He blends personal history from the farm to Chicago with long term trends, noting fewer producers, rising value-added foods, and dropping food costs as the sector faces vertical integration, global competition, and technology, while urging rural America to uphold traditions and influence in community.
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Amarillo
Donor plea for chapel at Jim Rudd unit Brownfield Texans page
Letter to the editor urges donations for a chapel at the Jim Rudd unit to support worship services. It notes $50,000 collected and requests three times that amount, mentioning a ministry fund at First National Bank and asking readers to sign with a phone number for verification.
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First National Bank
Jim Huff
God threads the needle and helps in daily trials
Gina Caswell Kelly shares a faith focused reflection on relying on God for small and big needs. She recalls her grandmother threading a needle by prayer and a day when prayer led to unexpected help from Victor, illustrating God’s care in everyday challenges and choices: doing things with or without divine aid.
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Rite of Passage Project Graduation Emphasizes Safe Teens
A county extension message condemns teen drinking and drinking and driving after a Midland crash. It cites arrests for underage drinking and DUI and urges parents to discourage alcohol, partner with law enforcement and schools, and hold a May 7 planning meeting for Project Graduation 01 at Brownwood High School.
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Texas Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
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