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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivered bleak but unsurprising news Monday: Because of the economic fallout triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the amount of general revenue available for the state’s current two-year budget is projected to be roughly $11.5 billion less than originally estimated. That puts the state on track to end the biennium, which runs through August 2021, with a deficit of nearly $4.6 billion, Hegar said.
Read moreLast week, signs along Hwy 90 within the boundaries of Glidden were posted to warn residents to boil their water until further notice.
Read moreAs of July 14, Bellville Medical Center reports Austin County has had a total of 134 confirmed coronavirus cases with 78 patients recovered. “The important number for us to note is that Austin County has had zero deaths. This continues to be an evolving situation, with decisions being made with a variety of information sources,” Bellville Medical Center representatives stated.
Read moreLying on the bed in my room, so many years ago in Bernardo where I grew up, I remember the summer nights as if they were yesterday. I had two windows that I could open on those sultry summer nights. Boy, when there wasn’t a breeze to be felt and it was mid-summer, I could only hang my head out the window and pray for a breeze. I also remember the winter nights where those same two windows would be so cold on the outside that there would be ice on the inside. I wished I didn’t have so many windows! Two were too many!
Read moreWhile buying your first home is exciting, buying your first homeowners insurance poli- cy isn’t nearly as much fun. New homeowners have all kinds of questions about what homeowners insurance covers and what it doesn’t, and understandably so. When shop- ping around for a policy to protect the biggest financial investment of your life, you want to feel confident that you’ll walk away with enough coverage.
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