FCF Green Door Fund hosts inaugural Career Crusade

The Green Door Fund for Workforce Development & Education (GDF), a program of the Fayette Community Foundation (FCF), recently hosted its inaugural Career Crusade for La Grange High School students, in collaboration with the La Grange Independent School District.

Courthouse Report

Fayette County Court Adult Misdemeanor Cases Filed Nov. 1 Mendez-Garcia, Wilber Aldair-DWI/ open alcoholic container (10-7-23) Filed Nov. 2 Garza-Guzman, Oscar-DWI blood alcohol content >=0.

Registration opens for Master Naturalist training

Registration is now open for the Gideon Lincecum Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists’ 2024 training class for new Master Naturalists.

Police Report

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that during the week of Nov. 12-18, officers responded to 55 calls for service and four reportable incidents were investigated as follows: •Nov. 15 – Officer Roggenkamp responded to the 80th block of Kessler Avenue in reference to a theft.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

House kills school choice plan The Texas House on Friday defeated a proposed voucher plan, also leaving in doubt a comprehensive public school funding plan that became tied to it, The Dallas Morning News reported.

Police Report

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that during the week of Nov. 5-11, officers responded to 40 calls for services and seven reportable incidents were investigated as follows: •Nov. 6 – Officer Krenek was contacted at the Police Department in reference to a report of identity theft. •Nov.

Sheriff’s Report

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports these activities of Fayette County deputies for October. Sgt. Ron Naumann took a report of a patron at a convenience store causing a disturbance by cursing and verbally abusing the store owner.

November sales tax allocations total $1.2 billion

Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced on Wednesday, Nov. 8 that he was sending cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for November, 1.9 percent more than in November 2022.

Courthouse Report

Comp iled By Stick er Staff 155th District Court Adult Felony Case Filed By Information Filed Oct. 25 Davila, Ruben-Manufacture/delivery of controlled substance Penalty Group 1 >=4G<200G (9-6-23) (offense date is in parenthesis) 155th District Court Dispositions Oct.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Lege gets to work in fourth special session The Texas Legislature, conceived as a part-time body to meet every other year for 140 days, is now in its record fifth session (counting the regular session).