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Texas voters will decide on 17 proposed constitutional amendments in the Nov. 4 general election. The Texas Constitution, written in 1876, has been amended more than 500 times. Amendments are frequent because the state’s charter restricts lawmakers from making many...
Texas voters will decide in November whether to accept an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. If the constitutional amendment for tax relief is approved, the cuts would take effect for the 2023 tax...
Farmersville Police Sgt. Korey Redding said he once responded to a police emergency in Princeton in which he was the only officer on the scene who wasn’t wearing a protective helmet. “I had to stand behind my shield,” Redding told the Farmersville Rotary Club at its...
Wear and tear of city streets by large commercial vehicles prompted Farmersville City Manager Ben White to present possible scenarios in which the load capacity of trucks traveling city streets might be limited. Councilmembers were updated regarding their concerns of...
The Texas House and Senate have completed work on an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. The proposal, which took two special lawmaking sessions to pass, will be put to voters as a constitutional...
Sports
The Farmersville girls soccer program is in a familiar scenario entering the season. With constant coaching changes over the last seven years of the program, it is Coach Krystal Mikeska’s chance to try and get the Lady Farmers on the right path. Coach Mikeska arrives...
From Staff Reports [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Blue Ridge’s Ty Agan made the most of his trip to the Class 2A tournament. At Texas A&M, he finished in second place in his third straight appearance in as many tries. The junior fell 6-1,...
By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] Farmersville extended its reach all the way out to Dallas County in search of a new head boys basketball coach. In the end they found they found Wester, who replaced two season floor general Kendrick...
Education
The Farmersville Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a school district tax rate that reflects continuing growth within the district and gives residents a bit of a reduction on the amount of money they will pay to operate the public school...
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Life & Style
Farmersville Police Department and Farmersville Fire Department officers are excited to get to meet their neighbors and National Night Out offers a perfect time to do so. This year National Night Out is being held in downtown Farmersville from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m....
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Opinion
No matter how hard we try, we really can’t avoid one another. We live in a world where what takes place somewhere else on the globe has a very good chance of affecting us, along with many others. The pandemic, of course, is a useful – if sobering – example. A virus...
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