Close
 Former Texas A&M University-Commerce Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Alicia Currin received an Emeritus honor from the Texas A&M University System, presented by A&M-Commerce President Dr. Mark Rudin.
A&M-Commerce photo Former A&M-C chief financial officer becomes âLion for Lifeâ with emeritus honor
Special to the Herald-Banner
Feb 14, 2021
 Former Texas A&M University-Commerce Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Alicia Currin received an Emeritus honor from the Texas A&M University System, presented by A&M-Commerce President Dr. Mark Rudin. A&M-Commerce photo
COMMERCE â A ceremony was conducted Jan. 26Â on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce in recognition of Lion alum and former Chief Financial Officer Alicia Currin, who was recently honored with an Emeritus distinction by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.
Austin American-Statesman
A couple of North Texas freshmen legislators dislike like the idea of allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities.
I believe they are mistaken if they think the state is going to reap a reward by making it difficult for young Texas residents to achieve higher education degrees.
State Reps. Bryan Slaton of Royse City and Jeff Cason of Bedford both Republicans have proposed a bill that would allow colleges to determine a student’s residence and decide whether they qualify for in-state tuition. Slaton, you’ll recall, defeated longtime House District 2 state Rep. Dan Flynn in a fight over who could be “more conservative.” Slaton won that battle and is providing ample evidence that he means what he says about pushing a conservative agenda forward in the 2021 Legislature.
By Joseph Hamrick
Herald-Banner Columnist Jan 31, 2021
Jan 31, 2021
I attended the Commerce City Council meeting on the third Tuesday evening as one of the representatives of the Commerce Public Library Board.
The libraryâs boiler went out and it had to be closed because itâs just too cold in there.
I hadnât been to a city council meeting in years, not since I was a reporter in 2015. Nostalgic, stepping into the room. Like seeing an old friend. I sat down and began to watch and listen to the meeting, what was talked about and who said what.
Naturally, I pulled my notebook out and wrote stuff down.