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Texas Teachers Get Huge Boost: Governor Signing Bill in Salado
Texas Teachers Get Huge Boost: Governor Signing Bill in Salado

Governor Abbott Signs Landmark Education Bill in Salado: Today, Salado, Texas, becomes the stage for a historic moment as Governor Greg Abbott signs a transformative bill, injecting an additional $8.5 billion into state education, with $4 billion specifically earmarked for teacher pay raises. This pivotal event, taking place at Salado Middle School, marks a significant commitment to boosting teacher recruitment and retention, and fostering a brighter future for students across Central Texas and the entire state.

Perpetual Problem: Harker Heights Sewer Battle Continues To Stink
Perpetual Problem: Harker Heights Sewer Battle Continues To Stink
For nearly a decade, residents of Harker Heights, Texas, particularly in the Tuscany Meadows subdivision, have endured persistent sewage backups in their yards, with odors preventing them from enjoying their homes. This chronic problem, spilling into Trimmier Creek and threatening Stillhouse Hollow Lake, is being attributed by the City Manager to residents flushing inappropriate debris. Discover why this long-standing issue has Harker Heights homeowners demanding urgent solutions.
Georgetown, TX: WWII Airman Missing Since 1943 Finally Identified
Georgetown, TX: WWII Airman Missing Since 1943 Finally Identified
Eighty years after being declared missing in action, Georgetown, Texas, is finally welcoming home one of its own. First Lt. Charles W. McCook, a WWII pilot whose plane crashed in Burma in 1943, has been positively identified by the DPAA using modern technology. Airman McCook will soon receive a hero's burial in his beloved Georgetown, bringing a decades-long search to a poignant close for this Central Texas community.

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