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Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:00am By:  Ronni Walker | Mmc Judge Jason Brinkley is one of the five people running to replace Drew Springer in HD 68. You may have heard him speak at the Young County Republican’s meeting on Jan. 12, at 6 p.m. in the Barclay Room at Young County arena in Graham. Brinkley visited Olney Enterprise with the president of Tower, Mark McClelland, Tues. Jan. 5, and met with the newspaper staff, D.J. Meschkat and Jared Carter from Cemco. During his visit, Brinkley...

Lawmakers will consider limiting governor’s control during extended emergencies like the pandemic, an idea born from last year's backlash.

<figcaption> Incoming state Sens. César Blanco, Roland Gutierrez and Drew Springer join The Texas Tribune for a live event on Jan. 19. </figcaption>

If you see throngs of people who are of color marching on the Capitol, you get a different response, Rep. Al Green says The Houston congressman said the response from law enforcement on Wednesday in D.C. – or lack thereof – was the direct result of white privilege. Author: Michael McCardel Updated: 4:00 PM CST January 9, 2021 Houston Congressman Al Green says the insurrection at the Capitol, when a mob overtook the building to protest election results, isn’...

GOP megadonor couple from Hill Country launch PAC for 2022 Texas elections Texas Tribune Tags:  Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Over the past few years, the retired Hill Country couple Michael and Mary Porter have emerged as some of the biggest donors to Texas Republicans, most notably making two $1 million contributions to Gov. Greg Abbott. Now they are getting even more serious about their giving, launching a new political action committee as the 2022 election cycle begins. Th...

Legislation filed to limit Texas governors disaster powers Legislation filed to limit Texas governor’s disaster powers The legislation, according to state Rep. Drew Springer, is not a personal critique on how the governor has managed the state response to the pandemic. LAMPASAS. Texas - Since the beginning of the pandemic, Lampasas County, according to state records, has had about 700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 15 deaths. While orders from the governor are being observed, businesses are...

Knife Rights: Bill to Make Bowie Official Knife of Texas Introduced Ammoland Inc. Posted on Knife Rights: Bill to Make Bowie Official Knife of Texas Introduced U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Texas Representative (now Senator) Drew Springer has introduced House Concurrent Resolution HCR1 that would designate the Bowie Knife as the official state knife of Texas. This is a corrected version of HCR 86 that passed with bipartisan support in 2019, but which Governor Abbott vetoed because it containe...

Drew Springer secured the Senate District 30 Seat with 32,599 votes—defeating Shelly Luther by more than 7,400 votes according to the unofficial results reported by Texas Election Results.

Wed, 12/30/2020 - 11:00pm By:  Ronni Walker Family and friends gathered on both sides of Main Street in Olney to welcome our hometown hero, Dustin Heard, who was among the Raven 23 aka Biden Four that President Trump pardoned recently. As Olney’s Finest escort ed Heard down Main Street on Christmas Eve, you could hear the crowd’s cheers over the sirens. After Heard’s imprisonment for six years and two months, he was emotional as he stepped outside the car to greet everyone...

From staff reports Dec 28, 2020 Cooke County commissioners are slated to canvas local ballots from the Dec. 19 special runoff election and certify the official results at a 10 a.m. meeting Tuesday, Dec. 29, an agenda notice shows. The special meeting will take place in the Commissioners Courtroom on the first floor of the Cooke County Courthouse, 100 S. Dixon St. in Gainesville. The only other action item on the meeting’s agenda is possible approval of election workers’ pay for the De...