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The city manager is on the councils executive session agenda, and school boards are looking at creating Guardian programs. Read more here.

At the Breckenridge City Commissioners meeting last week, City Manager Cynthia Northrop updated the commissioners on a variety of city projects, including the plan to repair local streets.

The City of Dallas is fighting a rate increase proposed by electricity provider Oncor. The city council voted unanimously to challenge a rate hike that would increase Oncor’s revenues about $251 million per year and increase electric bills for millions of people across most of North Texas.

CLAIMS – We did not have any workers compensation claims in July. We had one  minor liability claim in July.  SENIOR CITIZENS BUILDING – The contract with Texas Department of Housing  and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is not ready for signature yet. I had expected to sign  the contract in June, but w

TO: CITY COUNCIL  FROM: CITY MANAGER, MARC MAXWELL  SUBJ: MANAGER’S REPORT  CLAIMS – We had four workers compensation claims in June. Two were serious enough  to result in lost time. One resulted in hospitalization. Both of the more serious injuries  were in the Capital Construction Divisio

City Council approves first reading of ordinance to penalize game rooms

AEP asserts that it is seeking an increase in distribution revenues of approximately $27.56 million, an approximately $1.28 increase to the average residential customer’s bill.

AUSTIN — Some Texans will see their gas bills increase as the Texas Railroad Commission approved a financing order Tuesday that allows natural gas companies to make up $3.4 billion

Oncor requesting rate increase of $98 million, their highest ever TX Cities Dispute Oncor Rate Hike By Erin Wides | May 6, 2021 at 7:02 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 7:37 PM TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Oncor customers could see an increase after the company asked for a nearly $98 million rate increase. That’s a 30 percent increase from what they requested last year. Thomas Brocato is an attorney who represents the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, and helps 163 cities in the committee ...

Council awards bid on Taft Boulevard project Wichita Falls City Councilors Tuesday awarded the contract for the Taft Boulevard Improvement Project to Scales Concrete Construction Co., Inc., a local company, for $5,566,124. The widening of Taft was approved by voters in 2018 as part of a street bond issue. In awarding the contract, the city staff considered sealed bids on the qualifications of each bidder rather than just granting the job to the lowest bidder. Two companies submitted lower bids ...