Intents to Drill
OCHILTREEE (WOLFCREEK, Douglas) Courson Oil & Gas, Inc., #6570 Kent, (665 acres) 1276’ FNL & 690’ FWL, Sec 570, Blk 43, H&TC RR Surv, A-718, 14 mi S from Perryton TX TD 6000’ (sgd. Zach Heflin 806-435-2910) Vertical
Gas Completions
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Oil Completions
Abbott, House deadlocked over school choice, teacher pay
Gov. Gregg Abbott and the Texas House are at loggerheads over which will come first – vouchers for parents to pay for private school tuition, or funneling more money to public schools, The Dallas Morning News reported.
WE'VE JUST BEEN SAVORING the latest edition of Canadian High School’s student newspaper, The Cat's Tale, which features an informative front-page report on the repair work that is underway at Canadian High School's auxiliary gymnasium.
Other news includes a report, "Working Wildcats," on CHS students who are engaged in work practicums and after-school jobs, and a story about Friday the 13th, in which students and staff reveal their own superstitions or the lack thereof.
FOURTEEN PROPOSITIONS are on the November 7 ballot to amend the Texas Constitution. I have read the Voter Guide of the League of Women Voters of Texas (https://www.lwvtexas.org/) setting forth arguments for and against each amendment. I will vote all but Proposition 4 that would allow the legislature to increase the homestead exemption from $40,000 to $100,000 for school district taxation. In future years, this could significantly decrease the revenue of most small school districts.
Texas employment at historic high, but jobless rate is up
For the 30th consecutive month Texas showed job growth, reaching just under 14 million jobs and outpacing the nation in its annual rate of employment growth, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
WITH TRUST IN GOVERNMENT WANING, a Texas law can help keep a closer watch on public officials. Even citizens who continue to have faith in government can use this law to stay better informed.
How is taxpayer money spent? What’s happening behind the scenes as government decisions are made?
The Texas Public Information Act produces answers to these crucial questions. The act has been here for us for 50 years and is essential in protecting our right to know.
LT. GOVERNOR DAN PATRICK, as leader of the Texas Senate, conducted a sham trial while claiming to be unbiased in the impeachment hearing of Ken Paxton and had us all fooled.
Immediately following the vote to acquit Paxton on the 16 charges, and from the dais where he presided as the "impartial" Judge in the case, Dan Patrick revealed to Texans his bias immediately with an emboldened speech admonishing the House for their handling of the impeachment.
Paxton trial completes first week
The first week of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial in the Senate ended with his former lead law enforcement officer testifying an Austin developer alleged to have bribed Paxton constructed a “conspiracy theory” that federal officials altered a search warrant for his property, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Child care centers closing across state
An unprecedented number of child care centers are expected to close across the state as pandemic relief funding ends, the Texas Standard reported. A survey conducted by the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children of about 1,600 child care programs indicated 44% were likely to close their doors without additional funding. Federal pandemic relief funds ended for most centers in June.
Wildfire chances increasing across state
The risk for wildfires across the state has risen along with the hot and dry conditions, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
