Texas Legislature advances five reforms in a busy session
The report highlights a balanced two year budget with no tax increase, reduced school testing via HB 5, drug testing for unemployment benefits, substantial business tax cuts, and funding through the State Water Plan via SWIFT. It notes a third special session called by Gov. Perry to complete transportation funding.
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Senate
Perry
Texas
State Water Implementation Fund of Texas
SWIFT
Media’s shifting landscape and journalist personalities highlighted
A media industry overview notes CNN’s strong trial coverage and Anderson Cooper’s juror interviews, critiques MSNBC and Fox for partisan identities, and applauds Rolling Stone and ESPN for depth. It cites Nate Silver’s NYT to ESPN move, Helen Thomas’s legacy, and Peter Funt’s Cautiously Optimistic as reflections on press and public trust.
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Zimmerman
CNN
Anderson Cooper
Sharpton
Rev
al Sharpton
MSNBC
Fox News Channel
Community gathers to fight child sexual assault epidemic
About 50 residents at Livingston Junior High spent eight hours brainstorming solutions to the child sexual assault crisis. The group urged elected officials to hire an additional CPS or sheriff’s office investigator, noting current staffing in Polk County is overwhelmed and cases demand specialized, sensitive handling. The piece emphasizes community action, accountability, and safer outcomes for victims.
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Livingston Junior High
Livingston Isd School Board
Ben Ellis
Law Enforcement
Child Protection Services
CPS
Polk County
Sheriff’s Office
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Kindness Received And Promised Return
A reader Mary Lea White Goodrich shares gratitude for a stranger who paid for her McDonald's breakfast on a Tuesday morning around 7. The note says the act will be reciprocated to another person in turn, describing the kindness as an act many have heard of but she had not experienced until now.
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New York Times
ESPN
Disney
Silver
The
Times
Helen Thomas
White House
Barbara Walters
Thomas
Mcdonald’s
Isham
Mary Lea White Goodrich
Livingston
Texas
Letters to the Editor Policy Guidelines
The policy explains submission rules for letters to the editor including required name mailing address and a telephone number for verification. It notes edits for grammar length libel and commercialism and provides submission methods via in person mail fax or email with contact details.
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Polk County Enterprise
P.O
Livingston
Polknews
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