Texas Lottery naming new acting director after resignation
This week the Texas Lottery Commission appointed Gary Grief acting director following Linda Cloud’s resignation for lying to a reporter. Cloud leaves Sept. 26 but stays on payroll through year end. Insurance changes loom as Farmers exits Texas and Montemayor expands windstorm coverage statewide and activates FAIR to aid underserved homes.
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Austin
Texas Lottery Commission
Gary Grief
Linda Cloud
Cloud
Farmers Market Insurance
Farmers Insurance
Texas
Jose Montemayor
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Harris County
Lottery Goes Through Four Chiefs in 11 Years
Election season prompts budget anxieties as state workers warn of a special session to pass a budget. Campaign signs multiply ahead of the election, with legal limits on placement and removal timelines enforced by TxDOT and property owners.
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Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
Making a Difference by Gina Caswell Kelly
A reflective piece questions gossip and urges choosing prayer over sharing rumors. It contrasts gossiping zeal with prayerful restraint and warns of harm from idle talking. The author cites sources, motives, and social dynamics while urging ethical speech and kindness.
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Gina Caswell Kelly
Feathers movie review notes uneven epic and star power
The Movie Man ranks Feathers as uneven and not epic, citing Heath Ledger and Kate Hudson in a colonial Sudan tale that mimics The English Patient. Djimon Hounsou stands out, with striking high-angle shots and a standout prison sequence, while the love plot and pacing feel episodic and overlong amid uneven tonal shifts.
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England
Harry
Heath Ledger
Ethene
Kate Hudson
Ledger
Jack
Wes Bently
Hudson
Sudan
Bently
Djimon Hounsou
Bentley
Shekhar Kapur
India
Man
Conan the Barbarian
Mako
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Hounsou
Kapur
Feathers
Political contact list for Texas officials and the President
A scrambled OCR style roster lists contact details for President George W. Bush and Texas lawmakers including Kay Bailey Hutchison Rupert Duncan and Rick Perry. It provides street addresses in Washington and Austin with phone and fax numbers. The entry mix is inconsistent with misspellings and misaligned names.
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Georgee W. Bus
Waite House
Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington
D.C
Kay Bailey Hutchison
R-Texas
Hart Senate
Broc
Washincton
Pri. Grama
Buinpine
Lapsock
Larry Compest
Loneworth Bupa
Lupsock
Rick Perry
Austin
Rupert Duncan
Lupcock
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Mike Cox
Texas Press Association
Montemayor
Troy Fraser
Horseshoe Bay
Mr. Chips
Mr. Smith
Beau Bridges
Jane Seymour
Robert Powell
Powell
Mahler
Ken Russell
Franco Zefferelli
Anthony Burgess
Jesus
Pearl Harbor
Brownfield News
Brownfield
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