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AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.85 billion in January, 25.3 percent more than in January 2021. The majority of January sales tax revenue is based on sales made in December and remitted to the agency in January.

With Winter Storm Landon making its arrival in parts of the state and fast approaching in others, we want to be sure you have the appropriate resources to help keep the safety of your family, property and livestock a top priority throughout the coming days as plummeting temperatures and ice...

Texas winters are infamously fickle. Each year, weather conditions range from mild temperatures with high humidity to record-setting rain, sleet, and snow. Sometimes, Texas livestock experience all of these weather conditions within the same week, presenting them with health challenges.

Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management webinar Feb. 3 The first 2022 webinar in the ongoing Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management Unit stewardship series will take place online from noon to 1 pm next Thursday, Feb.

A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Master Marketer program returns to Amarillo in 2022 with in-person and virtual-attendance options. The program will be from Jan. 25 to March 10 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at 6500 Amarillo Boulevard West.

AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) issued a total of 842 original drilling permits in December 2021 compared to 468 in December 2020. The December 2021 total includes 756 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, six to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 77 for recompletions of existing wellbores.

Wildfire preparedness is topic of Jan. 31 meeting A wildfire preparedness meeting is planned for Monday, Jan.

A wildfire preparedness meeting is planned for Monday, Jan. 31, at the Hemphill County Exhibition Center in Canadian. This multi-county sponsored AgriLife Extension event includes Hemphill, Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Roberts and Wheeler counties.

Farmers asked to fill out farm producer study by Jan. 18 The Agriculture Department’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is asking farmers and producers to participate in the 2021 Farm Producer Study to help governments and other organizations better understand and support farm country.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved LPC Conservation LLC’s habitat conservation plan (HCP) and associated incidental take permit. The HCP is designed to minimize and offset impacts to the lesser prairiechicken from renewable energy development in the Great Plains.