Texas water bond plan could unlock state funds for local projects
Clayton proposes a constitutional amendment allowing state water funds to back local bonds with a dollar for two dollar guarantee, plus a 12 percent cap on authorized bonds. The plan aims to shift revenue, lower debt costs, and accelerate water project construction while enabling state debt retirement. UT Masonry research notes high litigation risk from design failures, with faculty citing widespread suits in architecture and engineering firms.
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Texas
General Revenue Fund
Texas Water Development
Texas Water Code
Texas Water Development Board
Clayton
Austin, Texas
University of Texas
U.S
UT Civil Engineering
Tom Grimm
Correction clarifies Wayne Obrien's address in Police Report
The Monahans News corrects a July 9 Police Report error. It states Wayne P. Obrien, 54, was incorrectly listed as residing at 309 South Carol. The arrest sheet address was 309 South Carol, but inquiries show Obrien had been staying in a camper behind 207 South Carol and has since left that address.
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Monahans News
Wayne P. Obrien
309
South Carol
Obrien
309 South Carol
TEHA Receives 4-H Friend Award in 1981
The Texas Extension Homemakers Association TEHA earned the 4-H Friends of 4-H Award for 1981 for long time support. Since 1927 TEHA has funded six 500 statewide scholarships annually plus local scholarships totaling over 12000. It aids 4-H Roundup expenses and helped fund the Texas 4-H Center near Brownwood.
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Texas 4-H Foundation
Texas Extension Homemakers Association
TEHA
Billie McCraw
Raymondville
Texas A&m University
Ers
Texas
Brownwood
Sea life shaped by oceans across deep time
Jon Lindberg recalls how life began in sunlit shallows and depended on the sea for warmth light and nutrients. He argues humans remain tied to the sea, a link that echoes a primitive wilderness and a long journey from ancient simplicity to modern complexity.
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Jon Lindberg
The Ten Gallon Hat Lore Explained
The piece debunks the myth of the ten gallon hat. It notes no cowboy wore such a hat and a real hat with ten galons would be impossibly tall. The term galon comes from Spanish Vaquero ornamentation on sombreros and braids on brims indicate galon counts.
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Bonnie Pinkston
West Texas Children’s Home
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Ward Memorial Hospital
Guyma
Billy Neace
Jay
Levi
Anthony's
Levi's
Saddleman
California
Vuronyl
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