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Olney, Young County take Austin
Olney, Young County take Austin
Olney, Young County take Austin
Olney, Young County take Austin
Olney, Young County take Austin

Olney, Young County take Austin

AUSTIN - Leaders from the City of Olney descended on the state capital last week along with Young and Jack County officials to bring the attention of state lawmakers to issues of concern for both rural communities. Olney Mayor Pro Tem Tom Parker, Olney Police Chief Dan Birbeck, Olney Chamber of Commerce Director Deidre Brown, Olney Hamilton Hospital Board Chairman Dale Lovett, and licensed clinical social worker Mona Bernhardt spent time knocking on doors at the Austin Capitol building to talk to lawmakers and their staffs about the city’s water, mental health, education, housing, and infrastructure needs. The group met with Rep. David Spiller, (R-Olney) and Sen. Drew Springer (R-Olney), as well as Rep. James Frank (R-Archer City), the chairman of the House Human Services Committee, and Rep. Glenn Rogers (R-Graford), Vice Chairman of the House Land & Resource Management Commit tee and Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), the chairman of the Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. They also met with legislative aides for several other lawmakers.

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