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A new Texas law banning student cell phone use during school hours aims to reduce distractions and improve classroom focus, but it raises questions about teacher accountability and consistent enforcement. AI generated image

A new Texas law banning student cell phone use during school hours aims to reduce distractions and improve classroom focus, but it raises questions about teacher accountability and consistent enforcement. AI generated image

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DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I SCROLL?

News Staff
Thursday, July 10, 2025
School officials around the Double Mountains and across the state are reviewing campus policy this summer in response to a new state law that restricts student access to personal communication devices during school hours.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Thursday, July 3, 2025
July 4 th• Annual Rotan Co-Ed Softball Tournament! Followed by the Fireworks show at dark...usually around 10pm, but I'd suggest an early arrival for the good seats!July 5 th• Tumbleweed Smith will be performing his one man show OUTRAGEOUS TEXANS during the July 4th events in Fort Davis.
Texas Patients Deserve Better Than Price-Control Politics

Texas Patients Deserve Better Than Price-Control Politics

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Texas Patients Deserve Better Than Price-Control Politics

News Staff
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Every day, Texas patients walk into infusion centers to receive treatments that help them manage cancer, autoimmune conditions, rare diseases, and more. These therapies—often delivered in community-based settings— are critical to keeping Texans healthy, productive, and out of the hospital.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

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Thursday, July 3, 2025
“Profound thought is conveyed in language of very great simplicity and purity.”~ Charlotte Mason (1842–1923)TRANSLATION: Charlotte Mason believed that the deepest ideas are best expressed in clear, simple language.
MSgt Edward Sanders Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Air Force During the Vietnam War

MSgt Edward Sanders Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Air Force During the Vietnam War

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MSgt Edward Sanders Shares His Story of Service in the U.S. Air Force During the Vietnam War

News Staff
Thursday, July 3, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, we highlight the service of Master Sergeant (MSgt.

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TIPTON SENTENCED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, July 3, 2025
One year after his arrest on multiple felony sexual assault charges, Ryan Lane Tipton, a former paramedic with the Fisher County Hospital District, was sentenced to four years of deferred adjudication probation and 120 days in jail following a plea agreement accepted by the court on June 4, 2025.

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COVINGTON PLEADS GUILTY IN FISHER CO. SHOOTING

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Almost nine months after a high-speed chase, armed confrontation, and standoff shook eastern Fisher County, 24-year-old Kyler Covington has accepted a plea agreement from the 32nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office and will serve five years of deferred adjudication community supervision.

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July 4th in Sparkling Style

News Staff
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Communities across the Double Mountains are once again preparing to light up the sky this Independence Day, with fireworks celebrations scheduled in both Aspermont and Rotan for Friday, July 4, lighting the fuse at approximately 10 p.m.