SBA Disaster Loans Expand to 20 Texas Counties
The Small Business Administration opened low interest disaster loans for drought affected areas in 20 Texas counties including Aransas Atascosa Crane and Bexar. Eligible applicants cover small nonfarm businesses agricultural cooperatives aquaculture enterprises and most private nonprofits. Loan relief details at tinyurl com mh9duen.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
SBA
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Atascosa
Crane
Bexar
Calhoun
Crockett
Ector
Frio
Karnes
la Salle
Live Oak
McMullen
Medina
Nueces
Pecos
Refugio
San Patricio
Upton
Ward
Wilson
Summer Reading Program Kickoff at Noel Plaza
The Ector County Library opens its Summer Reading Program with a 4 to 6 p.m. celebration and registration at Noel Plaza. Children PreK through ten years old who return completed logs by August 15 win a goodie bag and enter a Kindle drawing on August 16. Additional logs earn more chances and grab bags. For details call 432-332-0633 ext. 4025 or visit ector.lib.tx.us.
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Ector County
Noel Plaza
Texas Book Festival invites student fiction entries
The Texas Book Festival seeks original fiction from Texas students in grades 7 through 12 for its 12th annual Fiction Writing Contest. Themed “From the Back of the TEXAS Truck,” entries must be under 2000 words and submitted online by July 27. Contact Kendall Miller at 512-477-4055 or kendall@texasbookfestival.org for details.
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Texas Book Festival
Texas
Tinyurl
Kendall Miller
Kendall
Crude by rail gains steam in Monahans context
David Burnett, Bulk Transfers operations manager, notes a busy period as rail shipments expand. In Monahans, 30 rail cars await crude while 45 more sit ready, forming a unit train destined for Texas Gulf refineries. Nationally, rail deliveries have surged, the trend climbing fiftyfold since 2009 per an industry study.
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Monahans
David Burnett
Texas-New Mexico Railway
Texas Gulf
Burnett
Raymond James
Bakken
Illegals in Roofing Industry Remain Normal Practice Says Owner
Charles Grimes of Raintree Roofing Inc. in Odessa and Midland says employing illegal immigrants is essential to his business. He notes growth this year after slow past, with three workers undocumented and warns immigration checks can disrupt jobs. He says other crews can’t easily replace a single roof start to finish. Form I-9 basics explained for employers and workers.
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Odessa
Saul Esquivel
George Natividad
Raintree Roofing Inc
Midland
Charles Grimes
Grimes
United States
U.S
County helps teen moms expert analysis in Ector County
Researcher Amanda Robison-Chadwell of the Ector Health Department found teen birth rate links to premature death risk were misunderstood. She notes strong support systems help teen mothers and their babies stay healthier, challenging initial assumptions about county rankings.
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Ector County
Amanda Robison-Chadwell
Ector County Health Ce
Org
Robison Chadwell
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