County weighs tax rate changes and budget shifts
County commissioners faced a rising general fund shortfall as expenditures exceed revenue by about 2.15 million, prompting use of reserve funds and a lower juror daily pay that mirrors state cuts. They considered a fireworks show pending rain, and approved budget items for the Emergency Communications District detention center food contracts, water well drilling, and transit tax options.
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Ector County
Permian Basin Fair
Redford
Jimmy Elis
Thomas McCain
Meteor Crater
Federated Insurance
Brown Electric
Gm&a
TPA Health Insurance
Insurance Committee
Exacultak Gps
Bastrop Schools Open After Fire Displaces Families
Bastrop ISD provided meals and counselors as buses shuttled students from hotels including Super8 Best Western and Holiday Inn Express. Seven Mina Elementary students and four staff lost homes. 1,350 firefighters worked to contain the blaze. Absences were about six percent district wide, with students and staff showing resilience amid smoke and concern.
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Super8
Best Western
Holiday Inn Express
Donald Williams
Bastrop
Mina
Martha Werner
Texas
Werner
Motorcyclist Dead After West County Road Crash With Truck
DPS trooper James Lujan reported Avila on a 2003 Suzuki northbound collided with a southbound Freightliner tractor trailer driven by Sandra Newlin of Farmington New Mexico on West County Road near 59th Street at 7 am. Newlin uninjured. Avila died at the scene with extensive injuries. Autopsy and investigation pending.
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DPS
James Lujan
Avila
West County Road
59Th Street
Sandra
Lujan
Jenkins
Newline
Midland
Texas Department of Transportation
Joe Perez
Sujan
Re-Bath of West Texas Promises Fast Bathtub Makeovers
Re-Bath of West Texas offers one day tub or shower conversions with install in a few weeks, highlighting a wide color slate marble and tile look options. The service includes on-site measurements, home demonstrations, and a long lasting DuraBathSSP finish that resists fading and chipping.
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West Texas
American
Re-Bath
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Permian Basin Fair and Exposition
Snodgrass
Bastrop Independent School District
Rocky Hernandez
City of
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Hernandez
Texas Forest Service
Tx Forestservice
Tamu.edu
Deborah Cannon
Newlin
Farmington, N.M
A Business & Service Review
Verican Advertising
Animen
Ladyman Law Office
Don Allen
Panny
Fox
de Eceelyst
Edward Jones Financial Advisors
Floyd
E. Dud
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Colina
Ziuln
Hoota
ASR Eeleen Showroom
Fife
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