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Texas’ March sales tax still affected by winter storms

When Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the March 2021 sales tax, he mentioned there was remitted revenue from February in the March sales tax. For the month of March, the sales tax revenue was $2.63 billion a 2.4 percent decrease from this time in 2020.

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Drunk Driving IS an Emergency — Call 911 to Report a Suspected Impaired Driver

Brownfield, Texas — Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Watch UR BAC program has a new campaign to encourage the public to report suspected impaired drivers. All motorists have a civil duty to report impaired drivers and help keep roadways safe.

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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

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Leo’s Lance: A Different Breed

I never knew my grandparents on my mother's side, nor some of her older siblings. They were deceased before I was born. Uncle Andy Williams was one of two of mom's brothers whom I got to know well. I kind of looked up to Uncle Andy as a hero because he fought in World War I, called the First World War, the Great War, and called, The War To End all Wars. He was probably the only WWI veteran I ever knew personally, and he was willing to talk about his days in the U.S. Army back then, in 1914 to 1918. He had lots of stories to tell. Andy Williams was born in 1888. He was not a very big man, but he stood high in this nephew's eyes. He was a couple of inches short of six feet tall and probably weighed about 160 pounds. He had a thick mat of long, unkempt, iron grey hair. Giving him the look of an Australian aborigine or somewhat like the professor in the "Back to the future" movie. His was a rugged, manly guy with the look of a person used to being outdoors.

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USDA Recognizes 5 Million Acres Enrolled in Conservation Easements

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and private landowners have partnered to protect more than 5 million acres of wetlands, grasslands, and prime farmland — an area the size of New Jersey. Since October, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has enrolled 110,000 acres in new conservation easements, bringing USDA to this important conservation milestone.

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