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AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he has completed the transfer of about $3.06 billion into the State Highway Fund (SHF) and $5.46 billion to the Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF; commonly known as the “Rainy Day Fund”). The Rainy Day Fund, which normally receives the same amount as the SHF, received $2.41 billion more because of the general revenue (GR) surplus at the end of fiscal 2023.

AMARILLO, Texas (Nov. 29, 2023) – Tonya Tyler, a longtime Xcel Energy employee in Amarillo, has been named manager for Corporate Economic Development in the company’s Texas-New Mexico service area, a new position that will enhance the company’s support for regional economic development efforts.

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•Gabriel Floyd Wright, Arvada, Colorado; speeding; 11/22/23
•Jose Macario Castañeda, Canadian; no driver’s license (when unlicensed); 11/24/23

On the global day of giving, give someone in your community the gift of life by giving blood with Coffee Memorial Blood Center on Giving Tuesday.

Giving Tuesday takes place each year on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, just after Cyber Monday, to encourage people to do good. It doesn’t have to be a monetary donation. You can give back to your community through a simple blood donation with Coffee Memorial Blood Center on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

Abbott: Battle continues over vouchers

As time runs out next week on the fourth special session, Gov. Greg Abbott said he will continue to fight for school choice, despite the Texas House once again decisively rejecting it when 21 Republicans largely from rural districts joined Democrats in stripping it from a $7.6 billion education bill. The Austin American-Statesman reported it is unclear what Abbott’s next move will be.

I am announcing my candidacy for Hemphill County Precinct 3 Commissioner in the 2024 elections.

I was born in Hemphill County and proudly call it home. I started at the age of 19 serving as a Volunteer Fire Fighter, and after 40 years, it is an honor to continue to serve. I would like to continue my service to this community as Commissioner, and am asking for your support in the coming election.

House kills school choice plan

The Texas House on Friday defeated a proposed voucher plan, also leaving in doubt a comprehensive public school funding plan that became tied to it, The Dallas Morning News reported. A coalition of rural Republicans and Democrats joined together to take education savings accounts out of the bill by an 84-63 margin.

The Panhandle Gives is an annual event hosted and coordinated by the Amarillo Area Foundation (AAF). The event begins on the Monday before Thanksgiving and ends on the global day of giving, known as Giving Tuesday. This year, that's November 20 - 28, 2023. Any nonprofit eligible to receive a grant from AAF qualifies to register for participation.

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• Veronica Barragan, Canadian; unrestrained child; 11/10/23

Lege gets to work in fourth special session