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Houston Quintanilla, a 2012 graduate of Meadow ISD, has graduated from the Texas State Trooper Academy. He will be stationed in the Midland District. He began his training on January 14th. Quintanilla, who graduated from Texas Tech with a degree in biology, first began working in the Crime Labs as a DNA investigator after being encouraged to look into the academy. Trooper Quintanilla was an all star athlete in high school and was always interested in the field as well as helping others. He volunteered to serve with the National Guard during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and it was there that he learned of the opportunities that would await him. The graduating ceremony for the Academy was held Friday, July 17th, with Texas Governor Greg Abbott making an appearance. Abbott congratulated the class on their hard work and their Academy journey throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Trooper Quintanilla was honored by the appearance. During the ceremony it was also announced that Quintanilla had ranked number one in the fitness category of his graduating class. Houston Quintanilla is the son of Marty Quintanilla and Kimberly McArthur.
Read moreAmid the coronavirus pandemic the State of Texas would be able to test the waters by having a primary runoff election for several seats throughout Texas. This would help to show how smoothly the election process would go during the pandemic.
Read moreIn the Texas 86th Legislative session held in 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott put his signature on Senate Bill 2 (SB2) which passed both chambers and is a bill designed to limit property tax growth. SB2 was originally filed and sponsored by Terry County’s District 85 House Rep. Dustin Burrows. The purpose of Burrows being the sponsor and it coming out of the Senate and not the House is because Burrows’ bill was identical to the Senate bill. So the House and Senate filed a “Degree of Association.”
Read morePeople were wearing their masks as the Brownfield City Council met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, July 16. City Manager Jeff Davis asked council members and guests to wear their mask due to the governor’s order given two weeks ago. The council was to have had a full agenda, however the quarterly reports were knocked off the agenda again due to COVID-19 issues. After the invocation, pledges, public comments, and approving the minutes from the previous meeting the council went to work.
Read moreThe Texas Plains cotton-growing region is not known for raising Pima varieties of cotton, but an increasing interest in the crop has Texas A&M AgriLife officials concerned the newcomer will bring with it a yield-limiting fungus that could be introduced to the larger Upland cotton growing area.
Read moreACES- Continuing to plan & prep for Harvest Festival & their queen candidate!
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