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USDA to guarantee $1 billion in loans for rural businesses, farmers hurt by pandemic

6 years ago By Report By Heather Chapman In The Rural Blog

Body The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday it would “provide up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses and farmers meet their working capital needs during the pandemic ...

Over 26,000 Texas O&G jobs lost in April

6 years ago By Mitchell Ferman In The Texas Tribune

Body More than 26,000 employees working in the Texas oil and gas industry lost their jobs in April as the coronavirus outbreak has shuttered global oil demand, the Houston Chronicle first reported.

Direct assistance is available to farmers through Coronavirus Food Program

6 years ago By News Staff

Body WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S.

Happy State acquires Centennial Bank

6 years ago By News Staff

Body AMARILLO, TX – May 15, 2020 – In a joint statement, Mikel Williamson, President & CEO Happy State Bank and Gregg Appel, CEO of Centennial Bank announced that regulatory approval has been received by the Texas Department of Banking and FDIC for Happy Bancshares, Inc.

Farmers’ hopes for respite from seven years of mainly bad news fade, amid market problems

6 years ago By News Staff

Body Reprinted from The Rural Blog (irjci.blogspot.com)

Farm bankruptcies running 23 percent ahead of a year ago

6 years ago By News Staff

Body Reprinted from The Rural Blog (irjci.blogspot.com)

Texas RRC reports April 2020 drilling permits, completions

6 years ago By News Staff

Body AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission issued a total of 456 original drilling permits in April 2020, compared to 909 in April 2019—a 50 percent decrease.

Apache Oil donates $56,000 to rural West Texas hospitals

6 years ago By News Staff

Body Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced this week that Apache Oil Corporation of Houston has donated $56,000 to six rural West Texas Hospitals. The donation was made to help those hospitals meet supply needs in the battle against the coronavirus.

FSA reminds producers of ongoing disaster-assistance program signup

6 years ago By News Staff

Body WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started making payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program–Plus (WHIP+) to agricultural producers who suffered eligible losses because of drought or excess moisture in 2018 and 2019.

Full impact of COVID-19 shutdown still not reflected in May sales tax payments

6 years ago By News Staff

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced this week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $824.1 million in local sales tax allocations for May—down 5 percent from payments made in May 2019.

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