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MINERAL WELLS—Dean Abbott said the most significant and beneficial change she’s experienced in her nearly 105 years is a luxury many take for granted – the indoor toilet.
Olcott proposes lowering water rates as possible increase looms
PALO PINTO—Water district customers may be saddling another rate hike due to a multimillion-dollar expense added to the already pricey Turkey Peak Reservoir Project for rerouting traffic to Ward Mountain Road when part of FM 4 is submerged by the new lake. The Palo Pinto County Commissioners Court inked an interlocal agreement and resolution with the Palo Pinto County Municipal Water District No.
Meals on Wheels faces program-crushing budget cuts
PALO PINTO COUNTY—If the Trump Administration’s proposed budget cuts go through, 68-year-old disabled Graford resident Kevin Randall said he’ll go hungry. President Donald J.
Transparency bills advancing at Texas Capitol shine light on government
By Kelley ShannonFreedom of Information Foundation of Texas Sunlight is starting to break through at the Capitol in the final month of the Texas legislative session. Open government measures have…
MW City Council to bid farewell to Councilman Maldonado
Here’s the agenda for tonight’s Mineral Wells City Council meeting starting at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at the City Hall Annex, 115 SW First St., Mineral Wells.…
Flood watch through late Tuesday
National Weather Service * WHAT: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE: Portions of north central, northeast and south central Texas, including the following counties in north central…
Private school vouchers are now law in Texas. Here’s how they will work.
By Jaden EdisonThe Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed legislation authorizing a private school voucher program into law, marking the grand finale of an oftentimes ugly conflict that…
Abbott joins Trump's FEMA Review Council
AUSTIN—President Donald J. Trump appointed Texas Gov.