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Fayette Savings Bank again earns 5-Star rating

Fayette Savings Bank, La Grange, proudly acknowledges that it has, once again, received a 5-Star Superior rating from BauerFinancial, the nation’s premier bank rating firm.

Repubican Women to hold meeting

The public is invited to attend the Fayette County Republican Women general meeting on Wednesday, March 19 from 11 am. to 1 p.m. at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club, 575 Country Club Drive in La Grange. Lunch is available for $20.Guest speaker will be Treniss Evans, founder of Condemned USA.
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House proposes $7.5 billion in new school funding Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by $220, to $6,360 a year.
Courthouse Report

Courthouse Report

Courthouse Report

155th District Court Adult Felony CasesFiled Feb.
Police Report

Police Report

Police Report

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that during the week of Feb. 23-27, officers responded to 62 calls for service and six reportable incidents were investigated as follows: •Feb. 23 – Officer Powe conducted a traffic stop in the 800th block of Summit Street.
FEC gives info to raise utility scam awareness

FEC gives info to raise utility scam awareness

FEC gives info to raise utility scam awareness

March 2-8 is National Consumer Protection Week and Fayette Electric Cooperative is proud to join Utilities United Against Scams in raising awareness about utility impostor scams.
The Schulenburg Young Farmers held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The meeting was good for two hours of CEUs. Program chairman for the meeting was Ed Moeller ( right). Giving the program was Scott Willey (left), Texas Agricultural Extension agent. The next monthly meeting will be Tuesday, March 25.

The Schulenburg Young Farmers held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The meeting was good for two hours of CEUs. Program chairman for the meeting was Ed Moeller ( right). Giving the program was Scott Willey (left), Texas Agricultural Extension agent. The next monthly meeting will be Tuesday, March 25.

Young Farmers host CEU program

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Voucher bill has backing of House majorityA slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education.

‘A Field Guide to the Taxes of Texas’ now available

The Texas Comptroller's office recently released “A Field Guide to the Taxes of Texas,” a periodic report providing an overview of Texas' major state taxes.Every year, the state collects billions in state taxes and fees, federal receipts and other sources of revenue.