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The Sealy Planning Commission met at the W.E. Hill Community Center Wednesday, Dec.

In Texas, a wave of new laws, including the controversial anti-DEI bill and significant tax reforms, will take effect from Jan. 1, 2024. These changes range from criminalizing the marketing of e-cigarettes to minors, reshaping higher education policies, to modernizing property and notary regulations, impacting a wide spectrum of the state’s legal landscape.

A $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority will help the Shelby Volunteer Fire Department build a helipad near Shelby American Legion Post 602. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with more than $49,000 in matching funds from the department, will allow the VFD to construct a 60-by-60-foot concrete landing zone that will be available for helicopter landings 24/7.

Registration is now open for the Gideon Lincecum Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists’ 2024 training class for new Master Naturalists. The mission of the Texas Master Naturalist Program is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the state of Texas.

The Texas Department of Public Safety commissioned 79 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit class C-2023 during a graduation ceremony on Friday, Dec. 8, which was held at Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick gave the keynote address.

Disclaimer: Arrests and court records are public information, and the press has the right to publish them under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

AUSTIN COUNTY INDICTMENT REPORT DEC. 13 The Austin County Grand Jury returned indictments against five people in the Dec. 13 session. Those indicted include: Quintin Darnell Gonzales for evading arrest detention with a vehicle Catherine Diane Jones for possession of a class 1 controlled substance Marissa Nicole Moreno for credit card or debit card abuse Luis Torres for possession of a class 1/1B controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon Rodney Deon Witherspoon for forgery of a financial instrument; theft of property over $2,500 but less than $30,000

Disclaimer: Arrests and court records are public information, and the press has the right to publish them under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

In order to get to the Class 4A Division II state championship game, Bellville had to stop to a two-point conversion after a score from Wimberly. At last Friday’s championship tilt, Gilmer turned back a two-point conversion by Bellville late in the contest to hold on for a 28-26 victory over the Brahmas to claim the state title in a matchup of two strong programs.