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Texas voters will determine the fate of eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot. The proposed amendments were approved by at least two-thirds of the members of both the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.

Philip Klein, the private investigator hired by Thomas Brown’s family following his disappearance just before Thanksgiving 2016, has called a press conference/town hall meeting to be held at Jones Pavilion at 6 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 20. According to a recent Facebook post by Moms for Tom, Klein will conduct a narrative of the case with a timeline and photos from their investigation. Following the presentation, he will open the floor to questions from the media and from the public. His office has asked that questions be written down and submitted beforehand, but added that nothing will be off-limits. “We want to assure all of you that this is not a chance to bash anyone, any law enforcement, or any government body,” Klein’s statement said. “This is a chance to present…what we know, when we knew it, and how we obtained it. It is our hope that there will be a strong turnout by the citizens of Canadian in order to listen to the leaders of the team of PSB investigators who were involved in the case.”

AMARILLO—Xcel Energy’s Texas customers are receiving notices in the mail outlining the company’s regulatory filing and plans to invest in grid modernization, including information on advanced metering technology that will enable more efficient outage restoration and pave the way for new products and services that will allow customers to have more data to manage their energy usage and keep their bills low.

A free, virtual legal clinic for veterans needing help will be held from 1-4 pm on Thursday, Nov. 11. The clinic, hosted by Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, offers help to low-income Panhandle-area veterans who need advice or representation on issues involving eviction and housing matters, public benefits, family law, consumer and debt issues, federal tax matters, and end-of-life documents. Eligible veterans will speak one-onone with an attorney during their virtual appointment. Interested veterans should call 806.373.6808, ext. 6503, no later than Tuesday, Nov. 9, to arrange for an appointment. Callers are asked to leave a message with name, phone number and a brief description of their legal issue. Calls will be returned by Legal Aid with an appointment time.

CANADIAN—Pampa Area Engineer Zachary Mayer has announced that James “Nate” Beavers has accepted the role of Canadian section supervisor, effective Oct. 1. Beavers began working with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in January 2019 at the Perryton maintenance section where he quickly moved up to crew chief.