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AUSTIN – House Bill 43 by State Representative Stan Kitzman passed the Texas House with overwhelming support in a vote of 131-13. HB 43, a priority of the Texas House, will give a boost to struggling state agriculture producers and expand opportunities within existing financial support programs of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority (TAFA).

A well-loved tree was moved from the site of the old Azalea Manor Nursing Home located on the northeast corner of Meyer Street (State Hwy 36) and Columbus Road to the Sealy Historical Park at 211 East Main Street. No one is certain of the exact year the saucer Magnolia tree, also known as a tulip Magnolia, was planted, and no one is certain who planted the tree.

A former board member for Bellville Little League and former Bellville city council member was sentenced to probation and community supervision after pleading guilty to taking money reportedly stolen from the Bellville Little League concession stand.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott held a roundtable and press conference at the Texas Public Policy Foundation to demand legislators fix Texas’ deadly and broken bail system to ensure dangerous criminals are kept behind bars.

AUSTIN – Governor Abbott appointed Lawrence “Larry” Coben, Ph.D. and Bruce Niemeyer to the Texas Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors for terms to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. The Corporation is the private side of a public-private partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism tasked with marketing Texas, domestically and globally, as the best state for business.

The Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders in the nationwide crackdown. The coordinated effort was executed over the course of five days by all 55 FBI field offices, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) in the Department’s Criminal Division, and United States attorney’s offices around the country.

TEMPLE — José Dodier of Zapata, Scott Buckles of Stratford and Barry Mahler of Iowa Park were re-elected May 6, to serve a successive two-year term on the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB).