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VALLEYATSTATEFFA Valley’s EmilyWilliams, Allie Pigg and Kenadi Green received their FFA Lone Star Degrees at the first session of the 98th Texas FFA State Convention, which was held July 6–10, 2026 in FortWorth.The event brought together more than 16,000 attendees. Others in attendance this year were Hartlee Battey, Tandy Hughes, Kamree Varnell, Addison Rhoderick, and Landri House. | COURTESY PHOTOS

VALLEYATSTATEFFA Valley’s EmilyWilliams, Allie Pigg and Kenadi Green received their FFA Lone Star Degrees at the first session of the 98th Texas FFA State Convention, which was held July 6–10, 2026 in FortWorth.The event brought together more than 16,000 attendees. Others in attendance this year were Hartlee Battey, Tandy Hughes, Kamree Varnell, Addison Rhoderick, and Landri House. | COURTESY PHOTOS

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VALLEY AT STATE Valley’s EmilyWilliams, Allie Pigg and Kenadi Green received their FFA Lone Star Degrees at the first session of the 98th Texas FFA State Convention, which was held July 6–10, 2026 in FortWorth.The event brought together more than 16,000

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

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Signing of “Student Access and Success Memorandum of Understanding” between Clarendon College and Texas Tech University marks new partnership

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
and Texas Tech University are connecting student futures through a powerful partnership, featuring guaranteed credit mapping, synchronized academic advising, and streamlined degree pathways.On July 8, 2026, Clarendon College proudly hosted a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony with...

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Southwestern Public Service Co. awarded $113 million grant to improve electric reliability, reduce costs for Texas customers 167,000 customers to benefit from system improvements

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Service Company (SPS), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, received a $113 million Texas Energy Fund Outside ERCOT Grant to benefit customers in the Panhandle and South Plains, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced earlier this month.The grant, administered by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT),...
Mother Road ‘Test

Mother Road ‘Test

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Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
LAST WEEK’S TRIVIA ANSWER:Chip Lord—who at age 81 recently provided a fascinating interview via telephone for Anthony Arno’s Route 66 Podcast—spoke at length about how the Ant Farm Collective came about, and how Amarillo,Texas, became the site of the art installation that became a Route 66 landmark.
Funding available for Texas

Funding available for Texas

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Funding available for Texas row crop and vegetable producers

Kay Ledbetter |
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Texas row crop and vegetable producers looking to cut input costs, improve soil health and boost longterm profitability have access to a new round of financial incentives through a statewide conservation effort.Irrigation water management in rice is one of the practices supported by the Texas...
California, here we

California, here we

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California, here we come

Barbara Brannon And Kay Ellington
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
If America’s Route 66 would come to be known as The Mother Road, then the National Old Trails Road was the grandmother.First laid out from Baltimore, Maryland, to Los Angeles, California, in 1912 with extensions into New York City and San Francisco, it was an early success of the Good Roads...