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Gary Borders Bill Would Require Fentanyl on March 22, 2023

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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Bill would require fentanyl education

The death of a Leander High School graduate from a fentanyl overdose has prompted state Rep. Terry Wilson, R-Georgetown, to file a bill that would require 10 hours of education annually concerning the dangers of the drug to students in sixth grade and up, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Tucker Roe, 19, bought what he thought was a Percocet pill on Instagram, according to his mother, Stefanie Turner. It tu...

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Area schools close due to incoming winter weather

Kenny

January 8, 2025

By Kenny Mitchell Due to the forecasted winter weather coming into Northeast Texas tomorrow, area school districts have decided to put the safety of s...

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Winter weather forecasted as temperatures plunge

Kenny Mitchell Publisher

January 8, 2025

On Monday, the National Weather Service office in Shreveport issued a statement that Bowie County and the majority of the Ark-La-Tex had more than a 5...

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Rocky Mountain flavors with a southern flare at Papaya’s

Susan Lindsey Staff Reporter

January 8, 2025

Two Colorado-born sisters have made their dreams come true with the opening of a restaurant that blends a bit of the south with the flare of the Rocky...

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Searching for Bowie County History–Old Union

January 8, 2025

The picture here was brought in to the Tribune by reader Brenda Grant. It is a picture of the Old Union School that was once located off Hwy. 67 near ...

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What’s Happening

January 8, 2025

What’s happening at the American Legion Post 488 New Boston, TX Club Room Operation Hours Sunday 12 PM - Close M-F 2 PM - Close Saturday 2 PM - 1 AM M...

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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders

January 8, 2025

Legislative session begins on Jan. 14 The 89th Texas legislative session begins on Jan. 14 with a still-unresolved race for speaker of the Texas House...