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Lime Association of Texas Lime Association of Texas Offers Educational Opportunities The Lime Association of Texas (LAT) is always available to conduct educational seminars and workshops focusing on the proper use of lime. The LAT Board of Directors long ago identified education as one of the primary activities to be conducted by the Association. Over the last several … [Read more...] about Road & Bridge Product Spotlight

The Far West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association conducted its 2006 annual meeting Oct. 4-6 in Terlingua. Tom Green County Judge Mike Brown, now immediate past president of the Association, would like to thank the members of the Association for the opportunity to serve as an officer for the past three years. As president this past year I had the privilege of … [Read more...] about Far West Texas Conference

The land has been purchased, the ground has been broken, and the architect is fine-tuning plans for the new Yoakum County Law Enforcement Center. After a brief speech from Yoakum County Sheriff Don Corzine and Kenny Burns, of Burns & Gill Architects, county officials loosened the dirt on a small section of land cleared off by Precinct 3 employees for the early October … [Read more...] about Yoakum County Breaks Ground on Law Enforcement Center

Persistence, patience and staying power, not to mention hard work, have paid off for Nacogdoches County leaders and residents with the completion of the Naconiche dam. The community has been waiting some 40 years for the proposed Lake Naconiche and adjoining park to become a reality, and on Oct. 6, the Naconiche dam construction was certified as structurally complete. Lake … [Read more...] about Lake NaconicheNacogdoches County Realizes Age-Old Objective

Question: As the 80th Legislative Session Approaches, What Issues Do You Want to Discuss With Lawmakers? Answer: Roberts County Judge Vernon Cook: As we near the opening of the 80th Legislative Session, I think I join with most elected officials across the state of Texas in having varying degrees of trepidation and apprehension. Of utmost concern in most of our minds is … [Read more...] about Question & Answer