Both the current and incoming congressmen representing Matagorda County stand united in their opposition of President Joe Biden’s decision to forgive up to $20,000 of existing student’s college loan debt. Congressman Troy Nehls, who will begin representing Matagorda County in January, believes the move by Biden is politically-generated. Current Matagorda County Congressman Michael Cloud has … Read more
El Campo ISD trustees approved lowering the tax rate, but this might not mean a small bill due to increased property evaluations in the area. With trustee Ed Erwin absent, board members unanimously approved a no-new-revenue tax rate of $1.0527 per $100 of taxable value. Of that, $0.981 is for operations and $0.717 is to … Read more
The Agriculture Committee of the Bay City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will be hosting a series of educational breakfast meetings centered on the agricultural community. The first breakfast is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20th beginning at 6:30 a.m. and will be held at the Bay City Civic Center located on Seventh Street. The featured … Read more
As Wharton County goes from drought to downright soggy, mosquitoes are becoming an issue with control efforts under way in the city and county.Employees started proactively spraying last Thursday, after an substantial rain to get ahead of any upcoming hatch, completing one and a half full coverage paths of the entire city, continuing a weekly … Read more
Soon to be tallest tower in Texas breaks ground. The 74-story building will be more than 300 feet taller than the Independent, Austin’s tallest, and 20 feet taller than the state’s current champ, the JPMorgan Chase Tower in downtown Houston. Features include a 251 room hotel: Hotel Austin, 352 luxury apartment homes plus 700,000 square … Read more
The Matagorda Bay Foundation announced this week the opening of its 2022-23 request for proposals period where governmental and public educational entities, along with non-profit organizations, are invited to submit proposals for environmental mitigation projects, studies, as well as public education and access initiatives in the Matagorda Bay and San Antonio Bay ecosystems. The deadline … Read more
A Bay City ISD teacher has been arrested and charged with improper relationship between educator/student and online solicitation of a minor under 14. Daena Coreas Delgado, 31 years old, was served a warrant for her arrest by Bay City Police in late August.
The El Campo offense put up points, but mistakes hampered them in week two with the Corpus Christi Miller Buccaneers grabbing the home win 49-29 Friday night. Trailing 14-0 early, El Campo got back into the game with back-to-back scores in the second quarter.The Buccaneers’ quick strike offense scored three times in the final four … Read more
Yesterday, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials awarded several Houston-area community colleges and technical institutions with $200,000 in Vocational Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. Each program that receives educational funding through the Rodeo’s Vocational Scholarship Program will manage the selection and distribution of its scholarship funds. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo promotes agriculture … Read more
A man is facing murder charges after his wife was found dead in Hidalgo. Police say Luis Antonio Rivera was taken into custody last week. Rivera’s wife Edna was found dead at a home on East Monterrey Avenue on Tuesday. Rivera is expected to make his first court appearance later Thursday.