Round Rock ISD Parents Concerned Over Open-Concept Restrooms in Elementary School
The restrooms meant for third, fourth, and fifth graders do not have doors to separate each side by sex. By Valerie Muñoz | August 14, 2024 Two open-concept bathrooms built as part of a new extension in Brushy Creek Elementary have caused concern among parents, who saw them just one day before their children began school. The restrooms upstairs and downstairs are without doors separating the male and female sides...
Texas Election Officials are Dealing with a Flood of Challenges to Voter Registrations
By Natalia Contreras, The Texas Tribune Aug. 16, 2024 – County election departments across Texas are trying to reassure voters amid a flood of formal challenges questioning whether their registrations are valid. The challenges, filed by conservative groups and individual activists, seek to remove tens of thousands of voters from the rolls on the grounds that they don’t live in the county, are not citizens or have died. Election...
Meal-A-Day Sandwich Team Readys Friday Meals
August 15, 2024 – The Meal-A-Day ‘Sandwich Team’ was busy Thursday morning preparing chicken salad sandwiches for delivery on Friday. Meal-A-Day recently switched the Friday menu to a ‘cold lunch’ due to a shortage of cooks. Hungry Senior Citizens will enjoy homemade chicken salad sandwiches delivered on Friday. If you would like to volunteer at Meal-A-Day give director Amanda Dietlin a call at 903 885...
A Paris Texas Man Jailed for Attempted Capital Murder, Poured Gasoline into Daughters Mouth
August 14, 2024 – Edgar James Bridgemon, 24, gave the child gasoline “with the intention of ending the child’s life,” Paris police said in a news release. Edgar James Bridgemon When officers responded to a call Saturday in the 1300 block of Pine Bluff Street, they observed Bridgemon running off, police said. He was caught and arrested a short distance later. He bond was set at $255,000. The child was initially...
Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale August 15
AUSTIN – Fall is drawing near and that means the beginning of new hunting and fishing seasons. Prior to venturing to the water or hitting the field, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds hunters and anglers to purchase their new licenses for the 2024-25 season. Current-year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package) expire at the end of August. Licenses for the 2024-25...
Designated Emergency Infant Care Provider – Baby Moses Law
What is the “Baby Moses Law?” The “Baby Moses Law” is the common name of a law authorizing a designated emergency infant care provider to take possession of a child appearing to be 60-days-old or younger from the child’s parent, if the parent does not express intent to return for the child. You can find this law in the Texas Family Code, Chapter 262, Subchapter D. Emergency Possession of Certain Abandoned...
Texas Harvest Mobile App Gets a New Name — Texas Hunt & Fish
AUSTIN — On Aug. 15, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will launch an updated version of the official mobile app used by hunters and anglers across the state for harvest reporting, electronic onsite registration, digital license display, and more. Formerly named My Texas Hunt Harvest, the mobile app will have an updated look and a new name, Texas Hunt & Fish, but will have all the same great features users are familiar...
As the School Year Starts, CBP Intercepts More Fake IDs
August 15,2024 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have discovered counterfeit driver’s licenses inside inbound packages moving through the International Mail Facility at O’Hare International Airport. During routine examinations of packages, officers focused enforcement efforts on counterfeit documents produced outside the United States that were potentially going to be used to fake an identity of young adults...
Tacos and Yard Sale in Saltillo for Iglesia Jesus Es El Camino
August 14, 2024 – Get Ready! Tacos and a yard sale combine to make an irresistible combination fundraiser for Iglesia Jesus Es El Camino. They are building a new worship center, and hope everyone will come out and support them. It all happens Friday August 23 and Saturday August 24 in Saltillo, TX.
Stewcomers Meeting This Thursday
August 14, 2024 – Fear not, Stewcomers! If this is your first year to sign up as a cook for the Hopkins County Stew Festival, we will have a meeting just for you this Thursday, August 15th, here at the Chamber at 5:30pm. We will go over everything you need to know as a first time cook to ensure your experience is wonderful! As for all you excited Stew Fest attendees, we’re pleased to announce ticket sales begin the same...
