Community & Opinions

Kent commission oversees nursing home operations, investments

In this catchup coverage of the Kent County commissioners court’s proceedings, we have several sessions of the court to report due to The Texas Spur’s end-of-year hiatus.

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Cracked mirrors

Check Your Mirrors, the column title, came from fourteen years of teaching driver education. On one level, I was reminding the young drivers of this important skill because they needed to “check their mirrors” to pass the driving test. But the phrase also had a practical value.

Hegar releases biennial revenue forecast

AUSTIN– The Texas Legislature begins its work creating a state budget for the next two years with slightly less revenue available than it had during the previous biennium. Te x a s Compt ro l ler Glenn Hegar projects lawmakers will have $194.

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Playing with matches

This little light o’ mine, I’m gonna let it shine. Hide it under a bushel, no. I’m gonna let it shine. – old Black spiritual, Civil Rights Era anthem How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

Agencies, universities seek $24.6 billion in new funding

AUSTIN— The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher education institutions have requested nearly $25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen.

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SPUR VISITOR CENTER, 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue, is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce and open during regular hours Tuesday–Saturday. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@gmail.com or call (806) 271-3097.

Pardon me

As I type this column, I am sitting in a hotel in Austin preparing for a student to compete in one of the University Interscholastic League’s speech events: State Congress. It is exactly what you would think. Students debate legislation which they have written.

Legislative session begins on Jan. 14

AUSTIN– The 89th Texas legislative session begins on Jan. 14 with a still-unresolved race for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. State Reps.