State Rep. Stan Kitzman defended his decision to withdraw his request for a public hearing over LCRA’s request to reduce pollution reporting requirements at the Fayette Power Project.

In a meeting that lasted nearly three and a half hours several citizens and Council members Monday raised concerns about the rate at which the City has been spending money lately, especially on consultants, studies, and grant matching funds. Kicking off a meeting the City of La Grange and the groups that use the Fayette County Fairgrounds agreed to embark on a master plan for the Fairgrounds.

Remember to get some chicken and sausage “Gumbo to Geaux” (served to-go only) on Friday, Feb. 13 from 4 6:30 p.m. at St. John’s Parish Hall. The $15 tickets must be purchased in advance from Fayetteville/Ellinger KC members or call (979) 2496003, (979) 966-7207 or (979) 249-7449.

The year was 1950. I was about seven years old and my brother George, Jr., was 12. The pasture between our home and the county road was overrun by cacti. The cacti grew in bunches or clusters and were so thick one couldn’t take a step without stepping on them.

Texas will soon return to federal court to defend not providing air conditioning in many of its prisons, according to the Texas Standard. The plaintiffs include advocacy groups and incarcerated individuals, who claim that the heat levels in un-air-conditioned prisons constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

Column submitted by League of Women Voters of South Central Texas On January 22, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) detained 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, asylum seekers in Minneapolis, and sent them to a detention facility in Dilley. On January 26, U.S.

With all the snowfall these past few weeks, people are talking fondly about heading to the ski slopes. But me? I just shudder with dread.

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