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Leander ISD's tax rate election would raise about $6.7 million after recapture. For the average home, it means a $27.56 increase instead of a $110.53 cut.
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Leander ISD Asks Voters for 3 Cents. Here Is What Proposition A Would Cost and Buy.
Leander ISD's tax rate election would raise about $6.7 million after recapture. For the average home, it means a $27.56 increase instead of a $110.53 cut.
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Delaware's highest monumented point sits beside a North Wilmington road, while nearby ground may be higher and a 1940s relay tower tells another story.
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Texas Reservoirs Are 72% Full. Here Are the Low Lakes Fall Anglers and Boaters Should Watch
Statewide reservoir storage sits at 72.2% heading into fall, down from 74% a year ago. Central and North Texas lakes are mostly near full, but Sam Rayburn, Medina, Choke Canyon, Falcon and several West Texas lakes are far below normal.
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Hundreds of Thousands of Texas Homeowners May Be Missing Their Homestead Exemption. Here Is How to Claim It
As tax bills arrive, appraisal districts estimate that well over 250,000 homeowners in Dallas, Harris, Travis and Bexar counties alone may be eligible for a homestead exemption they have not claimed. It is free to file, and you may be able to get refunds for past years.
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Texas Regulators Kept Moving Data Center Permits After Abbott Ordered a Halt, Watchdog Report Says
Gov. Greg Abbott told the TCEQ on Sept. 21 to halt all data center permits. A watchdog analysis counts 35 permitting actions since then, mostly for gas power plants meant to serve data centers. The agency and governor had not responded.
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Texas School Land Board Opens Oil and Gas Lease Bids Today. Here Is Why It Matters for Schools
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Texas Paid a Record $41 Million Toward Last Year's Austin F1 Race as the Certified Crowd Shrank
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Samsung Puts $22.8 Million Into Central Texas Workers as TSMC Scouts the State
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Richard Riehle, Tom Smykowski in 'Office Space,' Dies at 78. He Was Faithful in the Small Parts.
Richard Riehle, the character actor best known as Tom Smykowski in "Office Space," died of natural causes in Los Angeles. He was 78.
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Brownwood's Extension Agent Says Fall Is the Time to Plant Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers
Warm soil and cooler air make October and November the best window to plant in Brown County. Here is the agent's three-step method and when to sow wildflower seed for spring.
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Greenville Gardeners Still Have Time to Plant Garlic, Greens and Roots
October is garlic month in Hunt County, and AgriLife's dates leave room for turnips, mustard, carrots, spinach and radishes into November.
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Bellville Master Gardeners Talk Fall Wildflowers Tuesday. Here's How to Sow Bluebonnets Now.
Austin County's master gardeners host a free lunch talk on planting native fall wildflowers. October is prime time for bluebonnet seed, and two trusted Texas sources disagree on one step.
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New Braunfels Native Plant Sale Saturday: Turk's Cap, Beautyberry, Cenizo and More
The Native Plant Society of Texas New Braunfels chapter holds its fall sale Saturday at Headwaters at the Comal. Here is what will be on the tables and how a few favorites grow.
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Free Trees in Lubbock Saturday, and How to Get Yours in the Ground
Science Spectrum and the Texas A&M Forest Service will give away trees Saturday for Texas Arbor Day. Here is how to plant one so it survives a South Plains summer.
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Rowlett Council Votes on $5.2 Million to Replace Aging Public Safety Radios
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Hundreds of Thousands of Texas Homeowners May Be Missing Their Homestead Exemption. Here Is How to Claim It
As tax bills arrive, appraisal districts estimate that well over 250,000 homeowners in Dallas, Harris, Travis and Bexar counties alone may be eligible for a homestead exemption they have not claimed. It is free to file, and you may be able to get refunds for past years.
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Ukraine Says Allies' Patriot Missiles Are Waiting on Washington. Rubio Says Nothing Is Being Denied. Deliver What Was Paid For.
Zelenskyy told U.S. senators the Pentagon is delaying Patriot missiles already paid for by allies. Secretary of State Rubio says nothing is being deliberately denied.
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Operating Room Air Purifiers Did Not Cut Surgical Infections, UTHealth Houston-Led Study Finds
A study of more than 110,000 surgeries found that adding air purification units to operating rooms made no difference in infections or deaths. Here is what researchers think matters more, and what patients can do to lower their own risk.
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Richard Riehle, Tom Smykowski in 'Office Space,' Dies at 78. He Was Faithful in the Small Parts.
Richard Riehle, the character actor best known as Tom Smykowski in "Office Space," died of natural causes in Los Angeles. He was 78.
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Brownwood's Extension Agent Says Fall Is the Time to Plant Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers
Warm soil and cooler air make October and November the best window to plant in Brown County. Here is the agent's three-step method and when to sow wildflower seed for spring.
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Texas Reservoirs Are 72% Full. Here Are the Low Lakes Fall Anglers and Boaters Should Watch
Statewide reservoir storage sits at 72.2% heading into fall, down from 74% a year ago. Central and North Texas lakes are mostly near full, but Sam Rayburn, Medina, Choke Canyon, Falcon and several West Texas lakes are far below normal.
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Elgin's Hogeye Festival Brings Three Free Days of Sausage, Music and Cow Patty Bingo
The 39th Hogeye Festival runs Oct. 22-24 in downtown Elgin, with a hog-calling contest, a dessert contest, a Friday street dance and a full Saturday of music, barbecue and kids' events.
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Texas Regulators Kept Moving Data Center Permits After Abbott Ordered a Halt, Watchdog Report Says
Gov. Greg Abbott told the TCEQ on Sept. 21 to halt all data center permits. A watchdog analysis counts 35 permitting actions since then, mostly for gas power plants meant to serve data centers. The agency and governor had not responded.
