MUNICIPAL COURT REPORT

During the weeks of February 3 – 16, 2024, The Post Municipal Court had 30 cases and collected $8,560.70 in fines and fees. THE FOLLOWING CASES ARE CLOSED/GUILTY/FINES AND FEES IN COLLECTION: • Abbe Pierce: Driving While License Invalid $416.40 / Violate Promise to Appear - $427.

Heaven – The Abode of God

MARITA JACKSON | SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH Question Six: Won’t Heaven be boring? If we think of Heaven as a disembodied spirit sitting on a cloud and playing on a harp, or being one long worship service, then yes, Heaven would be boring. That is not Heaven at all.

Federal judge appears skeptical of new border law

AUSTIN— A federal judge is expected to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a Texas law about to go into effect that institutes new state penalties for illegal border crossings. During a hearing last week, U.S.

Lost and found, for now

I dream I can make a garden of everything I have ever lost. —Poet Siarra Freeman Last week I had to break off a discarded tree branch near a dumpster to fish something out of that same container. The backstory will come as no surprise to my family.

TEA annual report just released

The Texas Education Agency’s annual report was released last week. It indicates per-student funding in the 2021-2022 school year averaged $14,928 per student, up42%since2011.However, state funding has only risen slightly in the past decade, while local funding has increased substantially.

Record number of Texans enroll in ACA

More Texans than ever have signed up for health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act for 2024, according to federal health data released last week and reported by the Texas Tribune.

Sunny Days

It’s tempting during the sweltering summer months to despise the sun. Ah, but come winter, a day of sunshine that follows overcast and foggy days is pure gold with a Vitamin D boost.

Love persevering

The past week a mother sat vigil for her 36-yearold son, an unfortunate victim of sepsis that invaded his body while he was receiving cancer treatment. Much like a hired assassin, it did its dirty work, packed up, and left behind a brokenhearted family. Death does win. Death does sting.

Scathing report released by DOJ on response to Uvalde shooting

The U.S. Justice Department issued a scathing report late last week on the May 4, 2022, mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the Austin American- Statesman reported.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

It is time for Girl Scout cookie sales to begin. It has been a few years since cookie sales in Post. This is because there hasn’t been an active Girl Scouts troop active. That is not the problem this year. There is a troop of Juliettes selling this year.