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Conference committee to work out differences in state budget

Thu, 04/25/2019 - 12:00am

After Easter weekend, conferees for the Texas House and Senate must work out differences in the two chambers’ versions of a fiscal 2020-2021 state budget to send to Gov. Greg

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Senior Center News

Thu, 04/18/2019 - 12:00am

Well here we go again Spring and summer time temperatures during the week and then the weekend shows up with high wind, rain and colder temperatures. Only in Texas. It

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Social Security Matters

Thu, 04/18/2019 - 12:00am

Dear Rusty: My husband passed away 7 years ago at the age of 64, at which time he was receiving SS Disability. I was 58 at the time he

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House passes key legislation to reform school finance, property taxes

Thu, 04/11/2019 - 12:00am

The Texas House of Representatives on April 3 approved much-anticipated legislation written to revise the state’s public school finance system. The vote was 148-1, and the bill now moves to

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House, Senate continue to move closer to passing budget

Thu, 04/04/2019 - 12:00am

Last week, with 60 days remaining until the end of the 140-day regular session of the 86th Texas Legislature, the House and Senate vaulted closer toward finalizing a state budget.