Texas News Reviews

North & East Texas Anderson County received a federal grant of $79,195 for equipment for the juvenile and sheriff’s departments. ••••• Angelina County accepted state grants for special court programs of $94,000 for a substance abuse re-entry program, $100,000 for drug court, and $32,000 for family court. ••••• Bell County Commissioners Court approved a … [Read more...] about Texas News Reviews – May 2014

North & East Texas Anderson County Commissioners Court approved tax abatements for Eagle Railcar Services, a railcar repair center in Elkhart that serves Union Pacific Railroad and plans a $1.1 million expansion to add 30 jobs. ***** Bell County Commissioners Court approved a contract of $40,000 with Advanced Ballot Solutions for a ballot-on-demand system to reduce … [Read more...] about Texas News Reviews

North & East Texas Fannin County Commissioners Court appointed Dean Lackey as Precinct 4 Commissioner to replace Joe Strong, who died in June. ***** Freestone County Commissioners Court approved tax abatements for Sanderson Farms, which plans to build a feed mill in Butler. ***** Grayson County Commissioners Court approved a loan of $4 million from the … [Read more...] about Texas News Reviews: October 2013

North & East Texas Bell County received a perfect score during a state performance rating of its juvenile justice alternative education program.  Commissioners Court also authorized limited tax notes for $10.1 million for capital improvement projects in 2014-17 and approved purchases of an x-ray inspection system and maintenance for $24,555 from Smiths Detection, … [Read more...] about Texas News Reviews: August 2013

North & East Texas Anderson County Commissioners Court approved tax abatements for Sanderson Farms, which plans to operate a processing facility in Palestine that employs 900 people.  Commissioners also approved an agreement with the city to extend roads and utilities to the facility.   Bell County Commissioners Court voted to extend a contract with the … [Read more...] about Texas News Reviews: July 2013