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AUSTIN— As part of a broader effort to reopen Texas, Texas State Parks will resume limited overnight camping beginning May 18. This gradual reopening of overnight reservations will be limited at all Texas State Parks to varying degrees depending on individual park occupancy in order to align with safe business practices currently followed in Texas. Some existing reservations will be honored, but to prevent overcrowding, manage continued social distancing and safeguard public health, no new reservations can be made for now. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will notify the public once new reservations can be booked.
Read moreAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott announced last week that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Category B assistance funding to provide financial support to Texas’ network of food banks. If approved, this funding will provide nearly $70 million for Texas’ network of 21 food banks and will allow food banks to work with their supply chain networks to shore up supplies and provide more nutritional support to those in need.
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AUSTIN — Texas, along with the rest of the nation and the world, continued to battle the COVID-19 pandemic last week as cases and deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus increased.
Read more(AUSTIN) —Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding taxpayers that the due date for 2020 franchise tax reports was extended to July 15 to be consistent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Read moreThis is a follow-up letter to the one submitted last week by Chris Christenson regarding the location of the new softball field at Columbus High School. Mr. Christenson wrote a very informative letter and I hope most of the people of Columbus, and the community at large, had a chance to read it.
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What started out as an extended “spring break” turned into a nightmare for us students who prefer avoiding homeschool. Not only do we have to continue doing assignments, taking tests, and turning in homework, but the fun parts of going to school and hanging out with friends have been taken away by this quarantine. Considering all that this pandemic has affected you could say that 2020 has been the worst year of the decade, but although I hate being cooped up just as much as you do, I must admit that this quarantine has also been beneficial in a few ways.
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AUSTIN — An executive order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott to reopen in-store retail shopping, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters, museums, libraries and more took effect May 1 and will continue through May 15.
Read moreLast week, April 20, the CISD board held their regular meeting. The day before I heard rumblings of a board decision to construct a new softball stadium on High School grounds. The rumblings came from neighbors who were taken by surprise and concerned about the effects on our neighborhood.
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