Tigers Jaguars Roll to District Wins
Tigers and Jaguars secured district victories in a midweek basketball push. Both teams controlled the pace, led by standout scorers as coaches praised defensive intensity and clutch free throws in a hard-fought win column.
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Tigers
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Texas leaders clash over school tax reform and reform timing
Floresville school district officials report no agreement among legislators and Governor Perry on school property tax and broader education reform. Perry urges tackling property tax first in the upcoming special session, while some leaders favor addressing all education issues at once.
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Floresville
Texas
Rick Perry
David Dewhurst
David Vinson
Summit For Public Education Reform Foundation
Vinson
Barber
Perry
Texas Public Education Reform Foundation
Desire to help others turns into agency serving 600
South Texas Resource and Assistance Center STRAC is a Floresville nonprofit begun by Teresa Hinojosa and Adella Calvillo. Since opening May 10 2004 the center has grown from 350 to 400 clients in the first year to about 600 people served today across south Texas. The agency focuses on a medication assistance program food aid and a thrift store funded by donations.
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South Texas Resource and Assistance Center
STRAC
Teresa Hinojosa
Adella Calvillo
Teresa
Floresville
JoAnn Brechtel
Adella
Our Lady of the Lake University
OLLU
South
Texas
Isabel Gonzalez
County and city share 50 percent of task force funds
Emergency fund details outline a plan to distribute confiscated money from a regional narcotics task force slated to dissolve due to lack of federal funding. As of March 31 no funds were allocated locally, with $950,000 in accounts to be divided 50 percent to Wilson County Sheriff's Office and Floresville Police, and 50 percent to San Antonio.
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Jesse Evans
Criminal-Justice Department
Texas
Evans
Criminal Justice Department
Wilson County
Floresville
Sauinient
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