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Record Letter to the Editor

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Dear Editor, I read in the paper “Never Forget September 11,” that it was a life-changing, world altering, nation transforming event! What can I say, six days later, September 17, should be celebrated and on our calendars as Constitution Day. In 1787 that was the real start of an experiment that did change the world and made America that shining city on the hill that people around the world would want to come to.

Paxton acquitted on all impeachment counts

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Ken Paxton has been reinstated as Texas Attorney General after the Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted him of charges of bribery and misuse of office. Only two Republican senators joined the 12 Democrats in voting to convict him of some of the 16 charges heard by the Senate, with four other charges dismissed by the Senate, The Dallas Morning News reported.

Letter to the Editor

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Dear Editor: The 18th Annual Neil Schuenemann Memorial Blood Drive was held Saturday, September 9, in Nordheim. The Neil Schuenemann family would like to thank everyone who turned out to donate, attempted to donate, or helped with our drive in general.

Hundreds of new laws go into effect

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A total of 774 new laws went into effect on Sept. 1, affecting Texans in many areas of their lives, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The new laws concern property taxes, registration fees and voting access, among other issues. Several have drawn court challenges from opponents.

Dear Francine

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Dear Francine, My brother is 53. He has one child, my 12-year-old nephew, 'Mason'. Our father was difficult and not very involved in our childhood. Neither of us have many happy memories of the occasional times we spent with him. Perhaps in response to this, my brother seems incapable of socializing without his son.

Letter to the Editor

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A Message From the Mayor September 2023 Fall is in the Air …Somewhere, but the Heat Goes on Here. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin started in 1789 shortly after the Constitution of the new United States was ratified, that there were only two things certain in life…one was death and the other was taxes.

Texans asked to conserve energy in heat wave

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The agency that operates the power grid for much of the state asked Texans to conserve energy use several times last week as the grid was beset with high demand and low wind-power generation, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

STAAR scores show continued struggles in math, reading

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Texas public student scores in standardized testing continue to improve since the pandemic, but more than half of those taking the test still struggle with math and just under half read below grade-level, the Texas Tribune reported.