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KUT News
Jennifer Green’s family has owned land in Jim Wells County for over thirty years. She and her son live on a 150-acre ranch in Orange Grove, a small, rural community about 40 miles northwest of Corpus Christi.
They share the property with Jennifer’s sister and her kids, as well as her mom and dad. They raise cattle. The kids get to grow up around nature. The property is paid off, and the plan right now is to stay there.
“This is our forever property,” Green said. “It’s willed, you can’t sell it, to ensure that all future generations have a place to stay, no matter what, however far down the line.”
Alice Echo News Journal
Coastal Bend College (CBC) in Alice could be saying goodbye after 30 years of service in the area if the Texas Legislature approves the move this session.
The Alice City Council approved and signed a resolution in June to approve having Del Mar College replace Coastal Bend College to provide better education opportunities for area students. The Jim Wells County Commissioners Court signed a similar resolution in October for the county.
A conversation about Coastal Bend College needing to provide better education opportunities for Alice students started in December 2019, according to Alice Mayor Jolene Vanover.
Vanover said the college hasn t met expectations for several years to give students chances at better-paying jobs and to help the city s efforts to improve inequality and area poverty.