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Hunt County election officials on Tuesday received notification from the Texas Secretary of State’s office that Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a proclamation ordering a special runoff election to be

Texas remains on a short list of Republican-controlled states that refuse to embrace school choice.

There was already a good deal of animosity between Brent Money and Jill Dutton before Tuesday. And the run-up to the Dec. 9 runoff election for Texas House District 2

The runoff for the State House District 2 special election first reported as scheduled on Dec. 9 will instead instead take place on a future date.

Republicans Brent Money and Jill Dutton will continue to run for the seat in a runoff election likely scheduled in December by Governor Abbott.

The first stop of Ken Paxton’s revenge tour was in a North Texas House district, where his preferred candidate, Brent Money, reached a runoff. 

Five Republicans and one Democrat are on the ballot for the ruby-red seat, but most drama has focused on two GOP candidates, Jill Dutton and Brent Money.

The House seat opened up after the incumbent was expelled in a sex scandal. The special election is November 7th.

Voters throughout Hunt County who didn’t vote early will head to the polls on Tuesday to have their say in several key races both locally and statewide.

The 54th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival endured through steady rain and mud on Saturday, Oct. 28, to crown winners in four cooking categories at Buford Park. The rain, which started before dawn and continued through the entire morning, didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the cooks, who provided