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Heat wave prompts conservation call, border wall plan unveiled

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HEAT WAVE PROMPTS CONSERVATION CALL

Agriculture and the Environment 2.0

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Last week I mentioned that the weather pattern El Nino was “discovered” in the 1980s by scientists and meteorologists and for a while all of the unexpected weather occurrences were blamed on it.

Agriculture and the Environment

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Alright, who remembers back in the 80s when leading meteorologists, after many years of study decided to put all of their discovered facts and theories together to explain and name the weather pattern we now know as “El Nino?”

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!

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Absolutely spectacular!” That’s my most common answer when I’m met with the common greeting that is presented as a question: “How you doin’?”

Population gains, losses in state detailed, emergency food benefits extended

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The U.S. Census Bureau has released is sub-county population estimates from April 2010 to July 2020. That includes population estimates for the 1,200 incorporated places in Texas.

A Few of Our Local Challenges

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I know that I am pointing out the obvious when I make this statement, but just in case anyone hasn’t noticed our Eastern Parker, Western Tarrant and Southern Wise County pieces of heaven are changing.

If you see a turtle on a fence post...

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Behind every good man ... there is a surprised mother-in-law!

Herding cats is easier.

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Anybody remember the Super Bowl commercial about herding cats? I’ve used that video and/or the cat-herding metaphor many times when it comes to leadership—especially with volunteers.

Budget headed to governor’s desk

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The Texas Legislature sent a $248 billion two-year state budget to Gov. Greg Abbott after the House approved the measure last Thursday.

Congraduations!

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I’ve been seeing lots and lots of graduation photos on Facebook over the past few days. Graduations, for me, are a lot like weddings—they are usually too long and the audience is not always well-behaved, and I try to go to as few of them as possible!