Austin County Commissioners Court – November 3, 2017 [VIDEO]
The Austin County Commissioners Court met Friday November 3, 2017 at 9 am to discuss county business.
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It Begins: Pension Bailout Bill To Be Introduced This Week
Nov 9, 2017 | Business & Economy
Plans to introduce legislation this week would allow struggling multi-employer pension funds to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to remain solvent.
Read MoreThere’s No Such Thing as an “American” Homicide Rate
Nov 9, 2017 | National News
When it comes to making any serious analysis, nationwide homicide rates for a place as large as the United States are next to useless. When we look at numbers on a state-by-state basis, we find that homicide rates vary from 1.3 per 100,000 in New Hampshire to 11.8 per 100,000 in Louisiana.
Read MoreGrassroots to TxDOT: ‘Read our lips – No new toll taxes!’
Nov 9, 2017 | State News
Grassroots Coalition of 67 Organizations Call Out Transportation Agencies for Breaking Governor’s Promise for No More Toll Roads.
Read MoreAll 7 Texas Constitutional Amendments Pass, Less Than 5% In Austin County Voted
Nov 8, 2017 | Local News
All 7 of the proposed Texas Constitutional Amendments passed yesterday in the Texas Election. The Texas Tribune stated that state-wide voter turnout took a nose-dive with only around 5 percent of the states registered voters showing up to vote. Here in Austin County our voter turnout was right in line with a paltry 4.67% of registered voters showing up to vote.
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