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Double Oak Votes Nov. 3 on Whether to Allow Alcohol Sales
A citizen petition put alcohol sales on the ballot. Supporters point to sales tax and a planned shopping center; signs around town say no.
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Crosby ISD Asks Voters for $208 Million for a Fifth Elementary and a New Middle School
Two propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot would replace a 1974 middle school and add room for a district projected to grow 61% in ten years.
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How Kilgore Went From Fading Cotton Town to the World's Richest Acre
Kilgore had fewer than 500 people in mid-1930. Then the East Texas oilfield came in, and the town grew to 12,000, with 44 wells on a single block.
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TCU Chancellor Daniel Pullin Resigns After 17 Months. Victor Boschini Returns to Lead the University
The university gave no reason for the sudden change. Boschini, who led TCU for 22 years, takes over without an interim label as the school pushes to grow to about 17,900 students by 2035.
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The History of Fort Davis, Texas
Fort Davis, Texas (ZIP 79734) grew up beside an army post founded on Limpia Creek in 1854. It lost the Presidio County seat to the railroad town of Marfa in 1885, then got the legislature to create Jeff Davis County around it in 1887.
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Roanoke Weighs Letting Apartments Take Over Oak Street's Ground Floor
Roanoke's council decides Tuesday whether to allow ground-floor apartments in Oak Street's mixed-use zone for a 155-unit project that would be about 79% residential at street level.
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Texas SNAP Enrollment Hits a 17-Year Low as Work Rules Tighten and Applications Pile Up
About 2.8 million Texans got food stamps in September, down nearly 21% in a year. Federal work rules expanded, the state is behind on applications, and food banks say need is rising.
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Floods Tear Through Southwest Colorado. Polis Declares a 12-County Emergency as Rescuers Pull People From the Water.
Gov. Jared Polis expanded a flood disaster emergency to 12 southwest Colorado counties as about 100 people evacuated and others were stranded.
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The Small Towns Didn’t Disappear. Their Residents Just Stopped Going Into Them.
Willis, Conroe, Magnolia and Montgomery are growing quickly. But when ordinary errands become an ordeal, longtime residents begin withdrawing from the towns they helped build.
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Montgomery Law Firm's Operation Turkey Will Hand Out Free Thanksgiving Meals to Families in Need
Art Aguilar Law Firm PC will hand out uncooked Thanksgiving meals, each meant to feed a family of six, from its Hwy 105 W parking lot in Montgomery.
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Delaware Fought One Revolutionary War Land Battle. It Happened Just Outside Newark.
Delaware's only Revolutionary War land battle unfolded near Newark at Cooch's Bridge, where a historic site is being restored for a 2027 opening.
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The History of Castroville, Texas
Castroville, Texas (ZIP 78009) was founded in September 1844 by Henri Castro’s Alsatian colonists on a bend of the Medina River. The town refused to pay for the railroad and lost the Medina County seat to Hondo in 1892.