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Colorado/Fayette Pecan Field Day slated April 25

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The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Offices of Colorado and Fayette counties are pleased to announce the 2024 Colorado/Fayette Pecan Field Day will be held on Thursday, April 25 at the Daniel Paul Wick property located at CR 200 and Wick Lane near Weimar.

Sheriff’s Report

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Sheriff Keith Korenek reports these activities of Fayette County deputies for March. Detective Marc Bennett is working numerous cases involving assaults against children.

Courthouse Report

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Compiled By Sticker Staff 155th District Court Dispositions March 27 Callahan, Matthew Ryan-Indecency with a child, exposes (8-6-13). Probation or deferred adjudication revoked; Motion to Revoke granted.

Police Report

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Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that during the week of April 7-13, officers responded to 102 calls for service and seven reportable incidents were investigated as follows: •April 7 – Officer Powe responded to the 4000th block of US Highway 90W in reference to assisting another agency.

April sales tax allocations total $1.03 billion

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Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced on Wednesday, April 10 that he was sending cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.03 billion in local sales tax allocations for April, 5.5 percent more than in April 2023.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

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‘Aggressive’ hurricane forecast for Gulf Coast Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there is a 54% chance a hurricane will strike the Texas coast, and a 25% chance it will be major.

Business property tax renditions due April 15

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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds business owners that Monday, April 15 is the deadline to file property tax renditions with their county appraisal districts. Different deadlines apply for certain regulated property.

Police Report

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Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that during the week of March 31 to April 6, officers responded to 124 calls for service and four reportable incidents were investigated as follows: •April 3 – Officer Castilleja responded to the 600th block of Upton Avenue in reference to reckless damage.

Dippel gives program at Young Farmers meeting

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The Schulenburg Young Farmers held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 26 at the Schulenburg Expo Center. Janis Muehr (right), chairwoman of the meeting, introduced Donnie Dippel (left), who gave a program on laws and regulations that was good for one hour of CEU (Continuing Education Unit) credit.

Courthouse Report

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Compiled By Sticker Staff Fayette County Court Adult Misdemeanor Cases Filed March 19 Castillo,Victor Manuel-Reckless driving (1-12-24) Filed March 22 Wright, Carl-Criminal trespass (2-24-24) Alexander, James-Interfering with public duties (2-11-24) Dial, Kedrick Lynn-Possession of marijuana <2 oz. (1-31-24) Johnson, Justin Blake-Assault causing bodily injury/family violence (13A) (3-10-24) Filed March 25 Murray, D'Andre Tyrone-Criminal trespass (2-23-24) Misdemeanor Traffic Filed March 27 Singh, Satwant-Disregarding red light, traffic signal (9-25-23) (offense date is in parenthesis) Fayette County Court Marriage Licenses Filing Dates: March 18-29 Mason Andrew Wick and Makayla Elizabeth Sulak Jason Vasquez and Lucia Lee Nieto Lance Joseph Machicek and Jessica Lynn Duty Jose Antonio Galindo and Maria G.