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Bypass project slow going

Bypass project slow going

Eastbound or westbound, any time of day, traffic is heavy on U.S. Highway 380 through the center of Princeton. A TxDOT project widening the road from four lanes to six is not expected to be finished until 2028. Bob Wieland/The Farmersville Times Relief for drivers on...

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Governor signs bill aimed at EPIC City

Governor signs bill aimed at EPIC City

Gov. Greg Abbott addresses the media before signing House Bill 4211, sponsored by Rep. Candy Noble, designed to prevent developers from restricting property sales to customers of a certain religion. Behind them, from left, Rep. Jeff Leach, Sen. Angela Paxton, Rep....

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A nation remembers: honoring the legacy of 9/11

A nation remembers: honoring the legacy of 9/11

It has been 24 years since the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when the world seemed to stop turning. On that clear September day, America was struck at its heart — not only in New York City, Washington, D.C., and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania — but in the spirit of...

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Texas lawmakers scrap STAAR test

Texas lawmakers scrap STAAR test

The Texas Legislature has voted to eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR, and replace it with a new testing and accountability system designed to reduce pressure on students, give parents and teachers faster results and provide...

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Hearing Sept. 15 on proposed property tax increase

Hearing Sept. 15 on proposed property tax increase

The city of Farmersville will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 to discuss a proposed property tax rate of $0.836979 per $100 of assessed valuation for the 2025 tax year. The hearing will take place in the council chambers at Farmersville City Hall, 205 South...

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Council reviews budget cuts to address tax rate

Council reviews budget cuts to address tax rate

Finance Director John Lawrence updated council on the latest city budget revisions at the Tuesday, Sept. 2 Farmersville City Council meeting. Lawrence described the challenges of balancing a budget for a growing municipality and reviewed considerations for cutting the...

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