STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

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Lawmakers to tackle soaring home insurance rates

Top state lawmakers plan to address soaring homeowners insurance premiums when they return to Austin in January for the next legislative session, according to the Houston Chronicle.

The state’s insurance commissioner, Cassie Brown, told a Senate committee that home insurance rates increased last year by more than 21% statewide, twice the average increase in 2022. 

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Ranchers to honor Texas Panhandle wildfire heroes at community appreciation dinner

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FORT WORTH – Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Disaster Relief Fund, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that supports cattle raisers facing disasters in Texas and Oklahoma, will host a community appreciation dinner at 5 pm on Sunday, Oct. 20 in Canadian.

This event will be held at the Jones Pavilion and will honor the people, industry partners and first responders who were instrumental in battling the recent Texas Panhandle wildfires.

Firefighters battle the blaze

OBITUARY: SALLY BELLE HILL BOYSTER

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Memorial services will be at 11 am Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the Canadian River Walking Bridge.

Sally was born April 27, 1951, in Canadian, to William Gordon (Tex) and Lyndall Elizabeth Magill Hill.

Sally is preceded in death by her parents.

Sally Belle (Hill) Boyster
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