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2020 Community Calendar Community Services

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SPUR VISITOR CENTER at 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@gmail.com or call (806) 474-5757.

Spur: Film Friendly City?

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The streets of downtown Spur were lined with cars on Saturday night, the sidewalks were a hubbub of activity, and moviegoers streamed into the Palace Theater under its brightly lit marquee.

Eight proposed amendments on November ballot

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AUSTIN—The order has been drawn for eight proposed amendments to the muchamended Texas Constitution that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot. The proposed amendments were approved by at least two thirds of both houses of the state Legislature. According to the Austin American-Statesman, they include:

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, THE TEXAS SPUR

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Dear Editor:

Dickens commission approves ambulance purchase, passes on energy-project tax abatement

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In its regular monthly meeting of July 12, 2021, Dickens County commissioners dealt with a wide variety of business matters while preparing to consider the county’s operating budget for the coming year.

Come Together

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Texas Monthly’s John Nova Lomax once wrote that a new generation was primed to revive the small town and that “a new crop of Texans has ditched the big city to foster a rural renaissance across the state.”

2020 Community Calendar

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Community Services

Kent commissioners approve AgriLife contract, JGISD funds transfer

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In its regular meeting of July 12, 2021, Kent County commissioners approved a cooperative agreement between Kent County and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; approved the request from Jayton-Girard ISD the amount of $17,242.36 from Permanent School Funds for capital improvements.

Absent lawmakers stymie special session

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AUSTIN—Nearly 60 Texas House Democrats left the state last Monday for Washington, D.C. in an effort to stop passage of a Republican-led elections bill. This in effect blocks all legislation since the House doesn’t have a quorum present. As the Austin American-Statesman and other media outlets reported, Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to arrest the absent lawmakers upon their rzturn. While in Washington, the legislators have met with Vice President Kamala Harris and several Democratic senators to push passage of a federal elections bill that is currently stalemated.

Texas Spur Country Roundup

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