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Texas-based company understands the impact of the wet-dry cycle on soil
In spite of the recent rain, Texas is in the midst of one of the worst drought cycles in modern times - a cycle that some experts predict could last through 2020. Even as spring showers begin to pour, rain is potentially as destructive to the already fragile Texas soils as the drought, says Perma-Pier Foundation Repair of Texas. The vertisol clay soil which runs
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By Tom Pauken
Local and national media outlets are giving increased attention to the massive levels of college loan debt. The New York Times recently featured a story about a young woman graduating from Ohio Northern University who is obligated to pay back $120,000 in college debt for her marketing degree. The typical college graduate now carries approximately $25,000 in loan debt.
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Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Gary Aber of Simonton to the Texas Racing Commission for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2015. The commission oversees pari-mutuel wagering on horse and greyhound racing.
Aber is a veterinarian and owner of Simonton Veterinary Clinic. He is a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners.
He received a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University. |
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National Park Service Awards $25,000 to Examine Damage to Historic CCC Structures
TPWD Historic Sites Branch received a $25,000 grant from the National Park Service to study the effects of the Bastrop fire on historic structures, such as this pavilion built by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the 1930s inside Bastrop State Park, which was damaged during last year's wildfire. Results from this study are expected to serve as data that can be applied to other historic structures impacted by wildfires nationwide.
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Washington County residents who think - or hope - they might have some money waiting in the state's Unclaimed Property database can search the list at an event hosted by the Texas Comptroller's office and Washington County Treasurer Peggy Kramer.
The Comptroller's office reports that Washington County residents currently have about 14,000 unclaimed properties, worth more than $1.2 million in total.
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