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A new bill filed by State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) last Friday would, if passed, close a loophole in existing state law that currently allows companies seeking to dispose of hazardous waste to be classified as “non-commercial,” and allowing them to bypass a more stringent permitting process.
Read moreColumbus High school student Evan Herchek and Faith Academy of Bellville student, Tanner David will be representing San Bernard Electric Coop and Texas in the 2019 Government-in-Action Youth Tour from June 12-21. They will first meet up in Austin, alongside 156 Texas participants, and learn about state government before heading to Washington, D.C. where they will join more than 1,500 students from across the country. During the trip they will visit the capital, museums, monuments and meet with elected officials from their area.
Read moreNEW BIELAU—Various descendants of the Tannich-Brovec union are Nohavitza, Ulbrich, Voitle, Sebesta, Mueck,Urban, Anhaiser, Sekerka, Fojtik, Holloway, Kunschick, Koch, Klimple, Perkins, Shimek, York, Socha, Kubesch and Peterson families are invited to attend the 53rd Annual Tannich-Brovec Reunion on Sunday, March 3, at 11 a.m., at the New Bielau Community Center on FM 155, a few miles south of Weimar
Read moreUnemployment in Colorado County reached its lowest point in ten years during the final quarter of 2018, with non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates at three percent for October and November, and at 3.1 percent for December.
Read moreSHERIDAN — The Sheridan Lions Club is hosting their Annual Raffle and Roast Beef Dinner this Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Sheridan Community Center.
Read moreOAKLAND -- Following nearly two years of controversy and litigation, two community associations and the Oakland Volunteer Fire Department have settled their ongoing dispute over access and control of the Oakland Plaza and various buildings in this small far-western Colorado County community.
Read moreALTAIR—Water as black as India ink, scores of dead fish, and noxious odors greeted environmental regulators and law enforcement at Skull Creek last week as the county and state agencies grapple with what may be the worst environmental calamity Col
Read moreROCK ISLAND—A Rock Island man was arrested last Friday and charged with cruelty to livestock animals, a Class A Misdemeanor, following an investigation by the Colorado County Sheriff’s Office.
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