Grass Fire Programs and CRP Grazing Provisions Notice
Grass fire responses require CRP participants to limit authorized grazing to 60 days and move cattle as needed. MEA measures include farm visits, mailed status letters, and strict rules against equipment or hay storage on CRP acreage. Cattle must be removed by July 1 if grazing for crop purposes. questions to contact the office. The program also notes five percent tolerance for crop acreage certification and upcoming GIS notices.
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FSA notices outline planting, payments and deadlines
Farmers urged to plan planting fruits and vegetables carefully to avoid costly penalties. The 2006 COC election in Collingsworth County opens nomination petitions for LAA2 with boundaries defined. Payment limits include Direct 40000 and LDP 75000, with entities required to report multiple payments. Final spring crop certifications due July 15, corn inquiries to Minsa Corp, and CRP signups/production reporting deadlines set through August.
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COC
Collingsworth County
USDA
Impersonator DPS officer targets woman near Borger
A man dressed as a Texas DPS trooper in a dark vehicle with unknown license plates stopped a Borger woman twice on highway 136, four to five miles west toward Fritch. He claimed DPS affiliation, examined licenses, and released the driver each time. Police urge caution and offer contact numbers for verification and reporting.
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Fritch
DPS
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State of Texas
Texas
State Trooper
Daniel Hawthorne
Childress
Panhandle
Hawthorne
Hutchinson Co
Hutchinson County
Natural Disaster Determinations Listed With Deadlines
A series of natural disaster determinations covers extreme wildfire threats and fire damage with dates from late 2005 to early 2007. Collingsworth Childress and Hardeman Counties feature, detailing last-day-to-apply deadlines, estimated damages, and farm loan guidance. The FSA office at 305 Ave E NW in Childress, TX, provides contact info and encourages early application to avoid backlogs.
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Collingsworth Childress
Collingsworth
FSA
Tonya R. Watson
Childress County
Ave E
Childress
Fathers Day message from Texas AG highlights fathers role
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott marks Fathers Day praising dads across the state and detailing programs that support paternal involvement. He notes the record 1.8 billion dollars in child support last year and outlines efforts like Paternity Opportunity Program and Choices Project to help absent fathers acknowledge paternity and support children.
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Rio Grande Valley
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San Angelo
POP
Texas Workforce Commission
Galveston
Brazoria
Hidalgo
el Paso
Tarrant
Bexar
Austin and
Outdoor Advertising Regulations in Texas State Law
Texas regulates outdoor advertising under Transportation Codes 391 and 394 enacted in 1995. Signs on state highway right of way require authorization with penalties up to 500 dollars per sign. Campaign signs may be placed on private property with permission up to 50 square feet, 90 days before elections, removed within 10 days after. For details contact Twyla Hardin, TxDOT Childress District coordinator, at 940-937-7124.
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Txdot
Twyla Hardin
Childress
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