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What do you know about this building?

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TEXAS SPUR PHOTO

Peanuts add protein to popular snack mix

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Puppy chow for kids is a snack mix I grew up with. It was the kind you make from scratch, before the cereal companies began packaging it pre-made. I loved making it for my own kids when they were little.

Okra likes it hot

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A vegetable crop that thrives when temperatures soar is okra. Gardeners who are familiar with the ever-present West Texas agronomic crop, cotton, will recognize the similarity between cotton and okra blossoms. Okra and cotton are both members of the Malvaceae (mallow) family. The other well-known ornamental flowering plant that is also in the Malvaceae family is the hibiscus. Unlike cotton and hibiscus, okra has the added benefit of producing edible pods.

Spur library helps with safety, supplies

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The Bulldog-design face masks are in! If you ordered your mask you can pick it up at the library. We did get some extras, but they went fast. We are considering placing another order, so let us know if you are interested in ordering one.

Spur Farmers’ Market back at Rickels Park this Saturday

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The highly popular Spur Farmers’ Market is back this Saturday, August 1, 2020, returning to Rickels Park on Burlington Avenue in downtown Spur. It moved to Swenson Park in July to complement the Big Dog BBQ Cook-off.

Spur Dixie Dog re-opens with new management

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The Dixie Dog, a fixture on Spur’s Hill Street for nearly 70 years, opened with new ownership and management this week, and has already implemented some changes in their menu, hours and ambience.

Gov. Abbott extends early voting for November election due to Covid-19

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COVID-19 BULLETIN AS OF JULY 28, 2020

Texas Spur Country Roundup

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What's Happening

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Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@ thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues.

Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 7–9

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With the Texas economy slowly awakening from effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 7–9, 2020.