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ESD 1 held a regular meeting via teleconference on May 18. President David O’Bannon called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and a quorum was established. Board member AJ Gallerano gave a motion to accept the minutes of the April 20, 2020 meeting and Vice President Brandt Raeburn seconded; the motion carried with a vote of 5-0.
Judge Brett Bray called the Commissioners Court special meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. on May 26. All four commissioners were present and the meeting was broadcasted via Zoom.
Kenneth Welch, Blanco County citizen, provided public comments. He encouraged the court to provide citizens with a current assessment of the financial impacts from the pandemic.
State Rep. Erin Zwiener donated surgical face masks to community members in Johnson City. She distributed them to a local senior living and rehabilitation centers, Johnson City ISD families, and food pantries.
“For reopening Texas to succeed, we all must change our day-to-day habits,” said Rep. Zwiener. “Wearing a face mask out in public is one piece of that.
HCM is one of the first rural not-for-profit hospitals in the United States to collaborate with IBM and utilize AI tools to answer residents’ COVID-19 questions.
Fredericksburg—As a response to community members’ questions about COVID-19, HCM launched an online chat tool to provide an interactive platform to ensure all Hill Country residents have access to research based knowledge. HCM strives to collaborate with organizations, like IBM, to equip community members with the tools necessary to live a healthier life.
The online chat tool, which is based on IBM Watson Assistant for Citizens, is housed on HCM’s website, HillCountryMemorial.org, and ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to this direct support to farmers and ranchers, USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program is partnering with regional and local distributors, whose workforces have been significantly imp ...
Who would of ever thought this would be still going on but it is and has affected us all. The word social distancing I once thought was when dancing with a girl at our first dance, don’t get too close. A mask used to mean you were going to do something bad.
Kyle— State Rep. Erin Zwiener shared her disappointment in Attorney General Ken Paxton taking the side of polluters in an ongoing legal case regarding pipeline permitting and Endangered Species Act permitting. Texans fighting the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline see the case as an opportunity to get needed environmental review and protections before construction is completed.
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on May 18 allowed restaurants to increase occupancy to 50% and relaxed his earlier executive orders that limited certain other public activities over the last two months to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Reopenings, Abbott said, must adhere to restricted occupancy levels and minimum standard health protocols laid out by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Notably, public schools have the option to provide in-person summer school so long as they follo ...
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Our final Spring Senior Spotlight includes members of the LBJHS Fighting Eagle Band, Boys’ Track and the award-winning UIL One Act Play cast and crew. With the abrupt cancellation of spring activities the Senior Band members missed out on earning their fifth consecutive Sweepstakes Trophy which is awarded to bands who earn Division 1 ratings on the stage in their Concert performance and in Sight Reading during the spring UIL contest.
If I were still a high school principal, I would have a word of advice for this year’s graduates. The following event comes to mind:
As I walked down the hall toward my office, I spotted a woman and her daughter puzzling over a map of the 3,200-student school. “Can I help you find something?” I inquired.
All of a sudden, there are painted rocks along my path.
This has been going on for a while, I guess, but I never saw them in my neighborhood. Now, however, someone has more time on their hands, or a desire to reach out, or has lost their mind in isolation—whatever the reason—and little painted stones are appearing everywhere.
When I saw the first one, I didn’t think much of it.
When it came to handling a shooting iron, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickok and even Barney Fife were rank amateurs compared to Ad Toepperwein, the greatest trick shot artist in history. What Babe Ruth is to baseball, Ad Toepperwein is to sharpshooting.
Adolph Toepperwein (sometimes misspelled Topperwein) was born in Boerne on October 17, 1869.
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on May 18 allowed restaurants to increase occupancy to 50% and relaxed his earlier executive orders that limited certain other public activities over the last two months to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Reopenings, Abbott said, must adhere to restricted occupancy levels and minimum standard health protocols laid out by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Notably, public schools have the option to provide in-person summer school so long as they follo ...
