Dear Editor

Dear Editor, What has happened to “Keep America Beautiful”? There is no pride in America today, no one cares. Have you driven out to Green Tank or the roadside park on top of the caprock off Hwy 84? What do you see? Both have become trash dumps. The amount of trash did not accumulate overnight.

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Abbott issues disaster declaration, seeks fed help Gov. Greg Abbot has issued a disaster declaration for Texas counties affected by the early February ice storm and is seeking a federal declaration as well for areas in Southeast Texas affected by rare January tornadoes.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to thank you for your support and vote to serve on the health care district board. I have been appointed to serve as the Joint Elections Administrator for Garza County and have had to resign from the health care board.

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Lawmakers push $15K teacher raises A group of House Democrats proposes a $15,000 raise for the state’s teachers and a 25% raise for other state employees by using some of the state’s record budget surplus. State Rep.

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Border security, tax relief and raises top list For the Texas House and Senate, there is not much daylight between each chamber’s priorities in this year’s legislative session. Leaders say the focus will be on property tax relief, border security and employee raises.

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What to expect in legislative session The 2023 Texas legislative session opened Jan. 10, with property taxes, gun control and the power grid expected to be among the top issues on the agenda.

Municipal Court Report

During the week of December 16 - 30, 2022. The Post Municipal Court had 16 cases and collected $.4,673.50 in fines and fees. The following cases are closed/guilty/fines and fees are in collection: • Vishie Colbert: Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility - $456.30 / Failure to Appear - $395.

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Feds investigating meltdown at Southwest Airlines Massive flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines during the Christmas holiday week are prompting the federal government to look into why thousands of travelers were left stranded across the country, along with huge piles of luggage in airports...

From my Desk...

A community newspaper’s work is never done. The parent company that owns The Post Dispatch, Hicks Media, graciously gave us Monday off since New Year’s fell on Sunday. And as grateful as I am for the extra day out, it’s a MONDAY! THE BUSIEST DAY OF THE WEEK FOR THE DISPATCH!

From my Desk...

I am sitting in the office the day after Christmas working on this week’s paper edition and people-watching. My desk is the perfect place to people- watch. Downtown may be abandoned but across the street is McDonald’s and the parking lot has been full since 8:30 a.m.