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Courthouse Report

Compiled By Sticker Staff

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

155th District Court Dispositions June 3 Zatopek, James Dale-Burglary of habitation (1-5-17). Probation or deferred adjudication revoked; Motion to Revoke granted.Norman, Spencer Lee-Possession of controlled substance Penalty Group 1 >=4G<200G (9-18-17).

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Gary Borders ~ Gborders@texaspress.com

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Rural counties face hurdles in regulating data centers Rural counties trying to slow or even block data center construction are finding they have limited legal authority, the Texas Standard reported.

Area Sales Tax Allocations

Sales tax allocations for June total $1.3 billion

News Staff

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced on Wednesday, June 10 that he was sending cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 7.4 percent more than in June 2025.

Winchester VFD gets LCRA Community Grant

News Staff

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

The Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department soon will replace its broken down 1980s-era brush truck with a new vehicle designed to go off-road and get firefighters to hard-to-reach areas more safely and quickly, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bluebonnet...

Sheriff’s Report

News Staff

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

MAY 2026Sheriff Keith Korenek reports these activities of Fayette County deputies for May.Investigator Marc Bennett is working multiple cases, including a trafficking case and a sexual assault case.Sgt. Ron Naumann took a dog bite report. Sgt.

Courthouse Report

Compiled By Sticker Staff

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Fayette County Court Adult Misdemeanor CasesFiled May 26Cantelmo, Matthew Francis-DWI (3 14-26) Garner, Malcolm Jalmal-DWI blood alcohol content >=0.15 (4-3-26) Filed May 29Perez, Patti Maria-Criminal trespass (4-21-26) Sullivan, Keaton Stuart-Possession of marijuana <2 oz.

Geesaman to speak at St. John

News Staff

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Guest speaker for the 10 a.m. flag-raising program at the St. John Parish picnic on Saturday, July 4 will be Dennis Geesaman, former Flatonia mayor and city councilman.A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Geesaman served for 21 years in the U.S. Air Force.

Police Report

News Staff

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that during the week of June 7-12, officers responded to 52 calls for service and five reportable incidents were investigated as follows: •June 7 – Officer Powe and K-9 Semper responded to Interstate 10 westbound in mile marker 664 in reference to...

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Gary Borders ~ Gborders@texaspress.com

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Gains seen in all subjects on STAAR tests Texas high school students showed improvement in every subject in this spring’s end-ofcourse STAAR exams, the Texas Education Agency reported.The results include assessments in Algebra I, English I, English II, biology and U.S. history.

In her work with th e Texas German Dial ect Proj ect , Dr. Margo Blevins has been helping the Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives transcribe and translate the fascinating 1870s diary kept by Gustav A. Heilig (pictured), who first came to Fayette County to teach at the rural Bluff School.

‘Keeping Texas German Alive’ set at Fayette library

News Staff

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

The Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives is pleased to bring another interesting program in its speaker series to the Fayette Public Library. Dr. Margo Blevins will present her program, “Noch ein bisschen Deutsch: Keeping Texas German Alive,” on Thursday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m.

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