LUBBOCK — The state’s High Plains region, which covers 41 counties in the Texas Panhandle and West Texas, is home to more than 11,000 wind turbines — the most in any area of the state. The region could generate enough wind energy to power at least 9 million homes.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has announced two new programs – Texas First Diploma and Texas Leadership Scholars. Texas First Diploma is a program to recognize high-achieving students.
WASHINGTON — The FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said Monday, a move that represents a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of law enforcement scrutiny of the former president.
The Waxahachie Police Department responded to the following incidents: July 31 Burglary of a habitation (an apartment door was damaged, nothing was taken) in the 400 block of Peters St. Aug.
Some families have doctors, others lawyers and those that enter into law enforcement. My family were lovers of the written word and became teachers. My parents were teachers. Several aunts and uncles were educators. Even my grandmothers were involved with schools. My Oklahoma grandmother taught in a small rural school. My Michigan grandma was a cook in a public school and the cook at Timbers Girl Scout Camp. She then expanded her horizons by becoming the chef at Bay View Inn in Traverse City. This required some savvy word knowledge.
DETROIT (AP) — A tax credit of up to $7,500 could be used to defray the cost of an electric vehicle under the Inflation Reduction Act now moving toward final approval in Congress. But the auto industry is warning that the vast majority of EV purchases won’t qualify for a tax credit that large.
As millions of Texas children head back to school, the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to stay focused and drive safe in and around school zones and bus stops. This includes adhering to a new Texas law that requires drivers to stop and yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
Waxahachie ISD plans to once again become a District of Innovation. During Monday’s WISD Board of Trustees meeting, the board approved a resolution to pursue the distinction.
As the new school year begins Waxahachie ISD’s Long Range Planning Committee is set to resume its work this fall. And based on enrollment projections presented during Monday’s WISD Board of Trustees meeting the committee’s job couldn’t be more important.
The SPJST Lodge of Ennis (one of the famous “Czech Halls”) has a highly motivated youth group that endeavors to help their community. It was that type of kindness that inspired them to assist two Ellis County nonprofit organizations – “Love Your Neighbor” (“LYN”) and WoodmenLife of Waxahachie.