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Expanded hours — 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — will be one feature for Temple voters on the last day of early voting for municipal and school elections Tuesday. Temple residents can vote early for both Temple College bond issue and the mayor’s race at two locations: Temple City Hall, 2 N. Main St.; and Temple College’s One College Centre, 2600 S. First St. Those and other area municipal and school elections will be held Saturday. Early voting totals in the city of Temple mayor’s race and Temple College bond elections appeared steady, according to information released Monday by t...

With early voting beginning Monday for the May 1 election, many municipal elections — such as Temple mayor — and bond issues will be determined by area voters. Texas Secretary of State Ruth R. Hughs encouraged those eligible Texas voters to cast their ballots as soon as possible. “Texas voters will have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting on candidates and measures that will directly affect the governance of their cities, towns, school districts and other localities,” Hughs said in a statement Wednesday. “I encourage all eligible Texans to set aside t...

AI may help UF researchers identify crop-destroying nematodes Parasitic nematodes cause $125 billion in agricultural damage around the world each year, but  University of Florida scientists hope to alleviate some of that destruction. To do so, UF researchers will use artificial intelligence (AI) to try to more rapidly identify nematodes. Some nematodes live in the ground and harm plants, while others are beneficial, so it is important to distinguish which ones are which, said Peter DiGennaro, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of entomology and nematology. The research, led by DiGennaro and Alina...

Candidates are getting ready to run for municipal and school district elected offices. Wednesday was the first day candidates could file for the May 1 municipal elections. Residents have until Feb. 12 to get their name on the ballot, according to the Texas Secretary of State. Temple: Only the mayor’s seat is slated for the upcoming ballot in the city of Temple. Mayor Tim Davis, who is nearing the end of his first three-year term, currently holds the seat. It is an at-large position. Belton: The May 1 election will be the city of Belton’s first under the voter-approved charter change...