On Thursday evening, Feb. 15, from 6:00 to 8 p.m., The Texas Spur and the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce will co-host a County Candidates Forum for Dickens County voters to meet candidates in several county races, including the three-way race for county sheriff, and to submit questions for their consideration.
AUSTIN— The Texas Education Agency’s annual report was released last week. It indicates perstudent funding in the 20212022 school year averaged $14,928 per student, up 42% since 2011. However, state funding has only risen slightly in the past decade, while local funding has increased substantially.
have signed up for health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act for 2024, according to federal health data released last week and reported by the Texas Tribune. The number of Texans in ACA programs, which offer inexpensive or free health care coverage, rose 37% to nearly 3.5 million – or 1 in 9 residents.