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Maggie Rodriguez honored as Golden 50 award recipient by Texas Press Association
Celebrating 50 years in journalism is no easy feat by today’s standards. But one man did that and more as a premier writer for the Pleasanton Express. Longtime sports editor Margarito “Maggie” Rodriguez was honored by the Texas Press Association as a Golden 50 Award recipient at the annual TPA Conference held at College Station last week.
Once Again, Unpaid Fees Put Texas AM at Risk of Losing License
An operator on the Texas/Mexico border is again under threat of having its license yanked by the FCC over unpaid regulatory fees. The Media Bureau has initiated proceedings against Consolidated Radio, Inc. for failing to pay $3,303.84 for fiscal year 2022. After an unsuccessful attempt to collect the fees through...
BE ALERT: Here’s Why Texans Say Billionaire Elon Musk Is Destroying The State
Billionaire Elon Musk has been a fan favorite here in the great state of Texas for the last couple of years. The businessman and investor who is known for his roles in space company, SpaceX and automotive company, Tesla Inc., has hundreds and thousands of Texans employed. Not only did Elon Musk give Texans employment, but his impressive healthcare benefits, convenient transportation back and forth from work, and employee pay easily made him very popular here in the great state. According to Reform Austin, that could all change very soon.
West Texas football preview: Some of the running backs to watch ahead of the 2024 season
Please consider a subscription. Much of the 2023-24 season coverage will be exclusive to subscribers. Texas high school football is still a few months away from fall practice, but excitement grows as fans, players and coaches with high aspirations anticipate the return of Friday night lights in West Texas. Despite...
Granite Media sweeps TPA awards
COLLEGE STATION — Granite Media Partners Inc.’s publications dominated the 2023 Texas Better Newspaper Contest, earning two coveted first-place sweepstakes awards for the Taylor Press and the Colorado County Citizen, 16 first-place writing citations and a total of 50 honors overall.The sweepstakes award is the top honor in the statewide ...
Murder indictment handed down in fentanyl death
Belton, Tx (FOX 44) – A Bell County grand jury has handed down a murder indictment in connection with an October 2023 fentanyl death. Shane Antwan Dominick, of Harker Heights, is charged in the death of 20-year-old Richard Willess, of Belton. Belton Police reported responding to a CPR in...
Sonic location closes in Round Rock
The Sonic location near RM 620 in central Round Rock closed mid-May. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact) The Sonic Drive-In location near RM 620 in central Round Rock closed in mid-May. Initially listed as a temporary closure, the restaurant's location listing has been marked "permanently closed," and no longer exists in the...
Cedar Park and Williamson County Rally Against Fentanyl After Local Teen's Poisoning Death
In a sobering community response to a recent tragedy, Cedar Park and Williamson County authorities, alongside the non-profit organization Texas Against Fentanyl (TXAF), hosted an awareness panel focused squarely on the deadly ramifications of Fentanyl usage among youths. The panel, convened at City Reach Church, came after the loss of 18-year-old Matthew Wright to fentanyl poisoning, a narrative becoming disturbingly common. According to KVUE, Wright's family teamed up with local outfits to highlight the grave dangers of this lethal drug, after it cut their son's life short right before his transition to college.
Texas family educates about fentanyl after son’s death
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Matthew Wright should have been enjoying his last summer before going off to Texas State University to study psychology. Instead, a little over a month ago, the 18-year-old and youngest of three died of fentanyl poisoning. His family said he passed unexpectedly at their...
Georgetown City Council discusses revising decade-old landscaping ordinances
Georgetown's Unified Development Code contains landscaping requirements for new construction within the city. (Parks Kugle/Community Impact) New developments within Georgetown may be required to shift from traditional landscapes toward more sustainable, native plants as Georgetown looks to update its decade-old Unified Development Code. The overview. During the June 11 Georgetown...
All-District 23-5A softball
The District 23-5A softball coaches recently released their superlatives and all-district teams. Here are their selections:. Offensive player of the year: Madison Rose, East View. Defensive player of the year: Bianca Galindo, Elgin. Pitcher of the year: Jessica Cantrell, Elgin. Catcher of the year: Emma Miloch, Georgetown; Adisson Cruz, East...
County leaders conduct study for I-35 connection to East Wilco Highway
A schematic of the corridor is expected to be developed by late 2024. (Parks Kugle/Community Impact) Williamson County officials are conducting a right-of-way preservation study for a future east-west connection from I-35 to the East Wilco Highway, with a development schematic to be completed in late 2024. The gist. Known...
Liberty Hill wants TCEQ to reconsider order to lower phosphorus released in river
Liberty Hill is fighting back against an order by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to lower the amount of phosphorus the city's wastewater treatment plant discharges into the South San Gabriel River. The city filed a motion in May for a rehearing by the agency, saying the commission ignored...
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