New Hire Rules Tied to Federal Welfare Reform
The Texas Legislature updated New Hire Reporting to align with the 1996 welfare reform act. Employers must report new or rehired workers within 20 days to the Texas New Hire Operations Center, via fax, mail, or online, with Oct 1 1998 start.
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Shawn Wade
Texas
United States
Texas New Hire Operations Center
New Hire Reporting Operations Center
P.O. Box
Austin
TexasNewHire
State
Protecting West Texas cotton from late season aphids
LUBBOCK special report urges early action to prevent sticky cotton caused by aphid outbreaks. Producers should monitor aphid numbers, with thresholds near 15 aphids per 5th mainstem leaf once lint is 5 percent open, and seek advice from crop consultants or Texas AgriLife Extension. Updated guidance will be distributed to county agents the week of September 14.
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United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
United States
U.S
Texas High Plains
Texas
Roger Hardenby
High Plains
Deaf Smith
Palmer
Castro
Plains
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Lubbock
West Texas
Texas Ag Extension Service
Gutzon Borglum and Texas history in one view
Footnote to History surveys Gutzon Borglum’s ties to Texas, noting his Corpus Christi bay front walkway and San Antonio works. It highlights Lincoln Borglum, Beeville resident, and Robin Borglum Carter who published a life and works book with 76 images. Also covers Houston sleep laws, Galveston hurricane memory, Hungarian immigrant Laszlo Ujhazi and Texas greyhound racing, plus county name origins.
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Texas
Jack Maguire
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore
Gutzon Borglum
Borglum
Corpus Christi
Bay Front
San Antonio
Witte Museum
Gutzon
Lincoln
Beeville
Robin Borglum Carter
Carter
Eakin Press
Austin
Clinton’s Truth Crisis and the Cherry Tree Joke Revisited
Guest columnist critiques Clinton era for misrepresentations and moral decline. The piece contrasts jokes about past leaders with the harm from the president’s alleged lies and legal scrutiny. It argues standards are governed by law and shared values, not opinion polls, urging accountability.
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George Washington
Gray House
Washington
Nixon
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Wag the Dog
Ken Starr
Justice Department
Congress
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
Combest on impeachment merits amid Clinton inquiry
Congressman Larry Combest argues after studying the Independent Counsel report that lies, witness tampering, and possible misconduct by President Clinton merit impeachment consideration. He stresses accountability, warns against inaction, and says the issue rests with the House as democracy hinges on upholding the law.
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Larry Combest
Texas
Independent Counsel
Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Arkansas
Paula Jones
U.S. House of Representatives
Congress
People’s Representatives
U.S. House
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Brownfield Ministerial Alliance
Charles Fisher
First Christian Church
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Chi Chi
Juan
Jesus
God
Cotton News
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T’m
Talk of
Houston
Galveston
Hungary
Laszlo Ujhazi
Olmos Park
Grey
Mexico
Alamo
Texas Press Association
Bob Bucker
Azle
Reagan
Bush
Oval Office
O.J. Simpson
Jefferson
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