Top lawmakers back lifting camp safety law Top Texas legislators are pushing to waive a new state law that requires camps to install broadband fiber optics in order to legally operate this summer, The Dallas Morning News reported. Scores of camps are struggling to meet the deadline. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows released a statement last week saying they support lifting the law.
The OHS Biology Club spent their Saturday out on the Brazos River helping clean it up, and overall it went really well. The cleanup was part of the Brazos Cleanup Project’s first ever paddle cleanup day, where students got on the river in kayaks and canoes to pick up trash. The group paddled about 10 miles, stopping along the way to grab anything they saw. It wasn’t super easy work, but everyone worked together and made it a really successful day.
Johnnie Augustus “Gus” Dormier passed from this world into the arms of the Lord on April 24, 2026. A celebration of life will be held at the First Baptist Church in Throckmorton, TX on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 2PM. Visitation will be Thursday, April 30, 2026 under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Home in Throckmorton, TX with 6-7PM being an opportunity to express condolences to the family.
High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgets The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Texas has risen from $2.55 in early February to $3.91 as of Sunday, according to AAA. Diesel prices hover around $5 a gallon. The average Texan now spends $233 a month on gasoline, according to a study reported in The Texas Tribune.
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