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The family of a child hit last month by an 18-wheeler has served the driver and the transportation company with a lawsuit, asking for at least one million dollars in damages.
Read moreThe McDade High School NASA Satellite Team was invited by NASA to attend the launch of their recently built satellite this week, shortly after the 50th anniversary of the first moon walk during the Apollo 11 mission.
Read moreThe City of Smithville was designated as a Purple Heart City last Monday. Smithville now joins Bastrop County and the cities of Bastrop and Elgin in this distinction.
Read moreAfter the Texas Legislature designated Bastrop County as the “Film Hospitality Capital of Texas,” Texas Representative John Cyrier visited the Bastrop County Commissioners Court to personally present the resolution to
Read moreThe Austin Community College District Board of Trustees approved a $406 million budget for 2019-20. The budget represents a 5.7 percent increase over the 2018-19 budget. New expenses include expanded
Read moreImagine an educational tool that helps students improve literacy, science, math, geography and social studies skills. Sound too good to be true? It’s the newspaper! Beginning in August, the Elgin
Read moreA supplemental crash report from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) regarding a fatal car accident on March 13 states one of the drivers was travelling 91 miles per hour
Read moreOn June 2, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.86 billion in June, 3.3 percent more than in June 2018.
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