$1 billion for vouchers, $5 billion for teachers?
Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next biennium, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
James "Jim" Edward Russell, 80, of Elk City, Oklahoma, passed peacefully on January 22, 2025.
A graveside service will be held at 11 am on Friday, January 31, 2025, in the Edith Ford Cemeteries located at 507 9th Street, Canadian, Texas.
James Edward Russell, or Jim as he was known, was born on April 6, 1944, in Enid, Oklahoma, to Clyde H. and Mabel (Roberts) Russell.
Intents to Drill
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Gas Completions
A newly-empaneled Hemphill County Grand Jury met on Thursday, January 23, and returned with seven indictments.
• Tyvan Brett Hegwood, 38, was indicted on a state jail felony charge for possession of a controlled substance, Penalty Grade 2. On February 18, 2024, Hegwood was arrested and charged with intentionally and knowingly possessing less than one gram of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in Hemphill County. His bond was set at $12,500.
