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State seeks jail for Polston, fines for Inland in contempt motion

BACKGROUND AUSTIN — The Texas Attorney General’s Office and Lower Colorado River Authority are asking a Travis County District Court to find Inland Environmental & Remediation and its chief officer, David Polston, in contempt of a previous...

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AG Paxton’s Child Exploitation Unit Arrests Eagle Lake Man

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last Thursday that the Child Exploitation Unit of his office arrested 32-yearold Camron Lee Wood, of Eagle Lake, on one count of possession of child pornography and one count of promotion of child...

Colorado County Commissioners get peek at possible new elections equipment

COLUMBUS—The Colorado County Commissioners Court Monday got a peek at possible new election equipment during a budget workshop accompanying their regular commissioners court meeting. To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition...

Columbus girls fall short at World Series Championship

KIRKLAND, Washington — The Columbus Junior Softball All Star Team only had a few days after their win over New Mexico in the Southwest Regional Championship Game to get to Kirkland, Wash. for the beginning of the World Series. The players and...

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State seeks jail for Polston, fines for Inland in contempt motion

BACKGROUND

By Vince Leibowitz Special To The Banner Press

Most tri-county schools fare well on TEA ratings

The Texas Education Agency last week released the second round of its controversial A-F ratings for state school districts and individual campuses as part of a new statewide accountability system r

Man killed in alleged Alleyton home invasion identified

ALLEYTON — The Colorado County Sheriff’s Department has released more details on a shooting in Alleyton Aug. 12 that killed one man who was allegedly undertaking a home-invasion robbery.

By Vince Leibowitz Special To The Banner Press

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BANNER EDITORIAL

AUSTIN — Texas now boasts its own Domestic Terrorism Task Force, established by order of the governor in the wake of the deadly Aug. 3 shooting in El Paso.

By Ed Sterling