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2023 CAPROCK HAPPENINGS

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Body Please let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.com SILVERTON LIBRARY/INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT “Dive into an Ocean of Reading”Week for K-4th, Monday-Friday, June 2630, 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps state

Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps state

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Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps state

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Body Bitcoin mining facilities among those urged to reduce usage during peak demand AUSTIN— Texas’ power grid reported record electricity use early last week.
DECADENT DELIGHT This cookie is dense yet tender, so let them cool completely before serving so they don’t crumble. | ANGELINA LARUE photo

DECADENT DELIGHT This cookie is dense yet tender, so let them cool completely before serving so they don’t crumble. | ANGELINA LARUE photo

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Chocolate-Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Body Chocolate and raspberry are simply meant to go together. The flavors have a subtle way of enhancing each other. The fruit flavor makes this cookie perfect for summertime. Thumbprint cookies are like a regular cookie and a sandwich cookie produced an offspring.
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The 501

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Body HANABA MUNN WELCH Hanaba Munn Welch, a veteran correspondent and columnist whose humorous musings appear weekly in The Caprock Courier and elsewhere, has generously yielded her space this week to provide more for coverage of the Matador tornado aftermath and other damaging...
Abbott vetoes bills; feud with Patrick grows

Abbott vetoes bills; feud with Patrick grows

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Abbott vetoes bills; feud with Patrick grows

Austin— Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Body claimed last week thatGov.GregAbbottissabotaging the Senate’s work because of their ongoing feud over which approach to property tax reform is best, The Dallas Morning News reported. Abbott vetoed three bills by Sen.
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SMITH

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Body TUMBLEWEED As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.
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Little Packets Of Taco
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Body HANABA MUNN WELCH sauce are like coat hangers. They multiply. If you toss your unused packets, congratulations. You can stop reading now. If you keep all your unopened hots and milds, join the club. I exaggerate somewhat.
Central figure in Paxton case charged

Central figure in Paxton case charged

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Central figure in Paxton case charged

The Austin Real Estate
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Body developer who is at the heart of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment was arraigned on eight federal charges Friday, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Nate Paul was arrested by the FBI on Thursday.