State Capital Highlights
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Millions of Texans dealing with water supply issues Warmer temperatures over the weekend and continuing this week melted most of the snow from the state’s roadways and roofs.
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Dangerous back-to-back winter storm systems threaten lives, livestock, property
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Cold air poured south into the U.S. this week, as arctic high pressure stretched from Canada all the way across the border into northern Mexico.
State Capital Highlights
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Snow, ice, single-digit temps blanket the state Texans from Lubbock to Longview shivered under singledigit temperatures as their week began, with snow and ice creating dangerous road conditions throughout the state. Gov.
Hemphill County Hospital reports only one COVID case in 10 days
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On Wednesday, the Hemphill County Hospital District lab announced the first case of COVID-19 after 10 consecutive days of zero positive test results in the county. Only six cases remain active among county residents, according to this latest report.
The Main Problem: Council delays action on downtown parking restrictions after hearing public’s concerns
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After hearing public concerns about a proposal to establish no-parking zones in downtown Canadian, council members tabled action on an ordinance revising the city code and agreed to research the issue in more depth.
Last-minute filings set up May 1 races for hospital, school boards
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A last-minute filing flurry before last Friday’s deadline filled the ballots for open seats on the city council and hospital and school boards in the May 1 local elections. Both the school board and hospital board races will be contested this spring.
Comptroller distributes $1.05B in sales tax revenue
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AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.05 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 0.7 percent more than in February 2020.
Coffee Memorial warns of emergency blood shortage
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The Coffee Memorial Blood Center is facing an emergency blood shortage and has issued a plea for donors of all blood types to give immediately. The lifesaving stock of blood has reached a less than one-day supply and needs replenishment. “This is not a drill,” the notice stated.
DPS says driver’s license expiration waiver ends in April
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AUSTIN—The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has officially issued the 60-day notice that the COVID-related waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses and identification cards ends on April 14. Customers are urged to make an appointment or renew online today.
Polar vortex unleashes frigid arctic blast
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The National Weather Service in Amarillo is warning of dangerous wind chills—of well below zero—across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, starting Friday through early next week.
