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AUSTIN – With warm summer weather here, Texans may be getting out on the water. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) inland fisheries and law enforcement staff are urging boaters to do their part to fight back against aquatic invasive species, such as zebra mussels and giant salvinia, threatening Texas lakes.
Read moreAUSTIN - Texans still get a break from certain vehicle title and registration requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary waiver announced by Governor Greg Abbott on Mar. 16, 2020, remains in effect.
Read moreLocal business owner Joey “Joe” Maredia said that in his 20 years of owning and operating convenience stores, he has never been robbed twice.
Read moreEven though events like the annual pet parade in Columbus were cancelled this year due to coronavirus concerns, fur friends like Luna came out to see the fireworks show at the county fairgrounds in Columbus decked out in her Fourth of July frock Saturday. The annual fireworks show in Eagle Lake was fantastic on July 3. See more July 4 photos on pages A 15 and A16 of this edition of The Citizen.
Read moreSterling Noles, 18, a 2020 graduate of Columbus High School and an employee at H-E-B, was found deceased on a stretch of FM 102 ap proximately one mile south of I-10 the night of May 29.
Read moreIsidoro “Izzy” Ramirez, a lifelong resident of Eagle Lake, passed away June 11.
Read moreThe deadline to register to vote in the July 14 primary run-off was June 15.
Read moreAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott announced July 2 that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will provide approximately $182 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of July as the state continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. HHSC received federal approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend the maximum, allowable amount of SNAP benefits to recipients based on family size.
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