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Senate passes tax bill as second special session begins
Wed, 07/05/2023 - 5:00am
The Texas Senate on the first day of the Legislature's second special session unanimously passed a tax bill last Wednesday that increases the homestead ex -
Asa Hill Family
Thu, 06/29/2023 - 12:00am
ARTER Asa Hill was born around 1788 in Hillsboro, North Carolina (near Fayetteville & La Grange, NC) to Isaac and Lucy Wallace Hill.
Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps
Thu, 06/29/2023 - 12:00am
Texas’ power grid reported record electricity use early last week. Both the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas are urging residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce electricity use as temperatures soar above100 degrees over much of the state. So far the grid, which administers 90% of the state’s power load, has been able to keep up with demand.