LISD challenger, hospital district incumbent file in May 4 races
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 12:00am
An incumbent and a newcomer filed in two races in the May 4 elections.
Lamesa Press-Reporter
City, county see lower rebates
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 12:00am
Both the county and the city continue to see lower figures coming out of the State Comptroller’s Office in the form on monthly sales tax rebates.
Commissioners call for game day for employees
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 12:00am
Dawson County commissioners agreed Tuesday to an employee night out at the RoundHounds baseball game in Midland April 13.
A Joke from the 20th Century
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 12:00am
Late Congressman Charles Stenholm, a distinguished Christian statesman from Ericksdahl (near Stamford) popularized the yarn in Texas, claiming that it originated in Washington, DC. It was during more civil times, when Republicans and Democrats not only talked to each other, but shared jokes across the aisle.
A piece of cake
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 12:00am
My husband, Peter, and I landed in Mexico again, and we did what we have done in the past. We bought an enormous cake.
Facing America’s Past
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 12:00am
When my wife and I took a personal trip to New Mexico, at one point we found ourselves standing in front of an old building that was half in ruins. It was surrounded by a cemetery with rickety crosses, some leaning to the left and others to the right. As we asked about the building, we were told it used to be a church, and as we learned what happened there, we were left speechless.
OISD school board to hire new superintendent
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 12:00am
O’Donnell Independent School District board members are meeting Tuesday to take final action in hiring a new superintendent.
U.S. beef cattle herd smallest since 1951
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 12:00am
The Texas beef cattle herd could be on its way to a rebuild after hitting its lowest numbers in a decade, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
House Passes Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
Fri, 02/09/2024 - 12:00am
The House of Representatives voted to pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act with a vote of 357-70. This bill is very taxpayer friendly with most of the significant provisions being retroactively applied to prior tax years. The ten-year impact of the bill is approximately $78 billion. For producers, the biggest benefits include: ● Increase in the maximum refundable portion of the child tax credit from $1,600 to $2,000, phased in through 2025. The refundable portion would be based on the number of eligible children claimed as dependents and not calculations based on income. The changes are retroactive to 2023, with the maximum refundable portion of the credit being $1,800.