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More than 100 Texas counties lack plans to curb damage from natural disasters
Read full article: More than 100 Texas counties lack plans to curb damage from natural disastersThe plans, which are required by the federal government to access certain grants after a natural disaster, are laborious to assemble — especially for rural counties.
Amid fears of arsenic in private water wells, Texas A&M is offering low-cost tests in Ector and Midland counties
Read full article: Amid fears of arsenic in private water wells, Texas A&M is offering low-cost tests in Ector and Midland countiesOfficials are worried that there’s arsenic in some of the estimated 13,500 private water wells in Ector and Midland counties.
In West Texas, schools hope skeptical voters will OK debt to upgrade crumbling, overcrowded buildings
Read full article: In West Texas, schools hope skeptical voters will OK debt to upgrade crumbling, overcrowded buildingsThe West Texas ethos of low taxes and small government has been hard for school leaders to overcome. Voters have rejected bond issues in Midland and Odessa during the last decade.
As West Texas’ population grows, the need for more mental health care does too
Read full article: As West Texas’ population grows, the need for more mental health care does tooLike many regions in Texas, the county jails and hospitals have been at capacity with people needing mental health help. Local leaders hope a new 200-bed facility will alleviate pressure.
The national debate over books has come to West Texas. And librarians are stuck in the middle.
Read full article: The national debate over books has come to West Texas. And librarians are stuck in the middle.West Texas residents are organizing over their love — or concern — for books. Meanwhile, from Lubbock to Midland and Odessa, librarians are trying to reaffirm libraries’ role as community hubs.
‘These things are kind of addicting’: Florida governor is a big fan of Buc-ee’s beaver nuggets
Read full article: ‘These things are kind of addicting’: Florida governor is a big fan of Buc-ee’s beaver nuggetsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis is a big fan of Buc-ee’s beaver nuggets just like almost every Texan.
No, Texas voting machines aren’t switching your votes
Read full article: No, Texas voting machines aren’t switching your votesSensitive touch screens aren’t always user friendly and make it easy for voters to accidentally select the wrong candidate. Voters should carefully review their ballots before submitting them.
Texas court tosses out conviction, death sentence after discovering a prosecutor also worked for the judge
Read full article: Texas court tosses out conviction, death sentence after discovering a prosecutor also worked for the judgeClinton Young was convicted in a 2001 Midland County murder in which he insists he was framed. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said he was denied the right to a fair trial and an impartial judge.