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AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) will hold its first exam for prospective peace officer cadets for its 91st and 92nd Basic Peace Officers Courses (BPOC) at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the CAPCOG offices, 6800 Burleson Road, Building 310 in Austin.

AUSTIN — Requirements in House Bill 3, the sweeping school finance law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2019, require the state to plan for long-term workforce development. On Feb. 13, Gov. Greg Abbott cited HB 3 in assigning the commissioners of three state agencies to identify strategies to meet the state’s future workforce needs through his 2016 Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative.

AUSTIN, Texas – Early voting is from February 18 to February 28, 2020. The League of Women Voters reminds registered voters that voting early is easy. The hours are convenient. There are fewer lines and voters may vote at any early voting polling location in their county. Voters can find information at: • VOTE411.org - By entering an address voters can compare candidates, find where to vote and print a personalized ballot with candidate choices.  • www.LWVTexas.org - This web ...

For every Texan seeking medical care, a record – and increasing – number of physicians is available to respond. Texas’ physician workforce is growing at a record pace, according to new data. For the first time in three decades, the ratio of patient-care physicians for every 100,000 people has increased for 10 straight years (2009-2019). The Texas Medical Association’s (TMA’s) February Texas Medicine magazine reports the state added 4,869 newly licensed physicians in 2019, an incre ...

By Rachel Lumpee The Blanco County Commissioners Court was called to order at 9 a.m. by Judge Brey Brett with commissioners: Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, and Paul Granberg present. Commissioner Chris Liesmann was absent. Public comments were heard after the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Kenneth Welch took the floor first to discuss the need for additional funds for roads and bridges, specifically for low water crossings. “This past year another life was lost at a low water crossing in ...

We are all familiar with the tales of the Underground Railroad, how enslaved people in the South risked life and limb to escape to the Northern States before and during the Civil War. Some of us may be surprised to learn that there was an Underground Railroad network in Texas. Maria Hammack, whose research on this subject is coming to light in a doctoral thesis at the University of Texas in Austin, estimates that before the Civil War between 5,000 to 10,000 slaves escaped to Mexico to obtai ...

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 30 commented on a White House briefing about actions to stem the transmission of novel coronavirus in the United States. Speakers at the briefing concerning the outbreak of the new respiratory illness that originated in Wuhan, China, included U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infec ...

Dan Snodgrass spoke to the Johnson City Woman’s Civic Club in January about The Nature Conservancy which has been protecting our land and water for over 65 years and is the largest non-profit environmental organization in the world. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is “conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends”, and it is currently pursuing that goal in 79 countries and territories around the world.

They originally met at the house of a friend. The young man entered the kitchen as the young woman was making a cup of hot chocolate, and it was love at first sight. It sounds so old fashioned and cozy. It makes it hard to believe that was the meeting of Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow, better known as Bonnie and Clyde. She had just lost her job because the restaurant she waitressed at was closed due to the depression.

The Blanco County Commissioners Court was called to order at 9:00 a.m. with Judge Brett Bray and Commissioners Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, Chris Liesmann, and Paul Granberg present. The minutes of the prior meeting were approved. Next the court reviewed the line items. Judge Bray requested a $5,000 line item transfer to cover the overdraft due to the auditor employment ad in newspapers. The outstanding bills of $284,895.95 were approved next. Anjanette Jackson was appointed to the Blanco ...