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The Texas Senate on the first day of the Legislature’s second special session unanimously passed a tax bill last Wednesday that increases the homestead exemption and includes a pay hike for teachers, the Austin American- Statesman reported. The first special session ended with the Senate and House unable to agree on how to provide property tax relief.

Dear Neil: Please identify this mystery plant that is growing in my lantana bed. I don’t want to pull it if it would be an attractive groundcover, but I don’t want it to take over the entire bed.

During high school I played basketball my freshman and sophomore years. My junior year I was a technician for the band, and I have been a part of the yearbook staff since I was a sophomore.

Recently I received a call from an old friend who was coming to town, and she asked if I wanted to meet up for lunch. As luck would have it, it was a Tuesday in Alpine and most sit-down restaurants were closed.

Alpine native and Sul Ross instructor Dr. Kendra DeHart has been named as the new chair of the Behavioral and Social Sciences department at Sul Ross State University.

The Holy Angels Cemetery Association is seeking donations to repair water wells and to clean up the cemetery. This organization works to build community awareness and involvement in the upkeep and maintenance of the Holy Angels Cemetery.