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Early Voting for City and School
Elections to begin on April 23rd
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Saturday
April 14
to use the U.S. military as
actors and the border as a
stage to create electoral the-
atre in hopes of appeasing
take immediate action and
open the petition process un-
der the H-2B Nonimmigrant
Temporary Worker Program.
This is critical for our agri-
cultural economy, as well
as the small and seasonal
businesses that rely on the
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gram allows U.S. employers,
after meeting certain criteria,
to bring foreign workers to
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HIGHLIGHT
9.00 a.m-
t04:00 p.m-
re-election. Robert Lopez,
Jr. and Bruce Harris have
signed up for the Mayor po-
sition also.
Ward 1: Gail Johnson
(incumbent) has signed up
for re-election. Elsie Rivera
Colon has also signed up to
run.
Ward 2: Terry Hitt has
signed up to run. Bruce Har-
ris (incumbent) did not sign
up for re-election.
Ward 3: Johnny Zuniga
(incumbent) resigned the
position and Jesus Gonzalez
was put in as interm council-
man. Janie Zuniga and Jesus
Gonzalez are both running
for this position.
City of Lorenzo
Mayor at Large: Lester
Bownds (incumbent) has
signed up for re-election.
Tim Tiner has signed up to
run for Mayor also.
Ward 2: Cheryl Birdwell
has signed up to run for re-
election. She has no oppo-
nent.
Ward 4: Rhonda Cypert
has signed up for re-election.
She has no opponent.
Lorenzo ISD
Place 2: Ruben Garcia
(incumbent) has signed up
for re-election. Delia Quin-
tana has signed up to run
against Garcia.
Place 4: Mark Scho-
epf, Brad Davis and Henry
Benitez have all signed up to
run for this position.
Place 3: Brandon Aycock
has signed up for re-election.
He has no opponent.
Thank You for
Reading the Crosby
County News
sales tax revenue totaled
$2.4 billion in March, 7.2
percent more than in March
2017.
Sales tax revenue rose
for almost all major econom-
ic sectors, indicating growth
in both business and con-
sumer spending, Hegar said.
Receipts from the oil and
gas mining, construction and
manufacturing sectors, as
well as retail trade and res-
taurants, were up, while re-
ceipts from the information
sector were slightly down
from a year ago, he added.
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Election Day is Saturday,
May 5th and the polls will be
open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m.
City of Crosbyton
Mayor Dusty Cornelius
has signed up for re-election.
He has no opponent.
Ward 1: Abel Reyna (in-
cumbent) has signed up for
re-election. Denny Davis
has signed up to run against
Reyna.
Ward 2: Heidi Hays has
signed up for re-election.
She has no opponent.
Ward 3: Alva Rodriguez
has signed up for re-election.
She has no opponent.
City of Ralls
Mayor Heath Verett (in-
cumbent) has signed up for
Miller asks for workers
Texas Agriculture Com-
missioner Sid Miller on
April 4 asked the federal
government to allow an in-
crease in temporary workers
to help meet the Lone Star
State’s need for labor in vari-
ous agricultural sectors and
in the Gulf shrimp industry.
Miller wrote a letter to
Homeland Security Secre-
tary Nielsen and Labor Sec-
retary Alexander Acosta re-
questing action.
“Currently, many agri-
cultural and related entities
are making final decisions
on this season’s production
efforts. Your action on this
matter will determine the
stemming the flow of illegal his political base.”
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immigration.
“Today’s action by the
Trump Administration rein-
forces Texas’ longstanding
commitment to secure our
southern border and uphold
the rule of law and I wel-
come the support,” the gov-
ernor said. “Going forward,
Texas will continue to imple-
ment robust border security
efforts and this partnership
will help ensure we are do-
ing everything we can to
stem the flow of illegal im-
migration.”
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
of Texas said using the Na-
tional Guard in a supportive
role “is a commonsense way
to temporarily assist law en-
forcement along the border.
It’s critical that the Admin-
istration continue to work in
close consultation with state
and community leaders to
ensure the border region can
remain safe and prosperous.”
maintain solvency in the fu-
ture, according to members
attending an April 4 hearing
of the Senate State Affairs
Committee.
“It’s just a cold, hard
fact that we can’t keep do-
ing things the way we’re
doing it,” Senate Finance
Committee Chair Jane Nel-
son, R-F lower Mound, said
of funding strategies for the
Teachers Retirement System
and Employees Retirement
System. “We can’t keep go-
ing down this path.”
Over the last 20 years,
Nelson said, investments
have only returned about 7
percent and the gap between
anticipated and actual re-
turns is where potential un-
funded liabilities arise. The
board of the Teachers Retire-
ment System will meet on
April 20, expecting to decide
Texas, I am encouraging
Early Voting will begin
for City and School Election
on Monday, April 23 rd and
continue thru Tuesday, May
1st from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m.
Voting Places for Early
Voting and Election Day:
City of Crosbyton - City
Hall 221 West Main Street
City of Ralls - City Hall
800 Avenue I
Correction:
City of Lorenzo - Early
Voting Only: 705 6th Street.
On a Election Day
Only: Lorenzo Community
Room 407 Van Buren Street
Lorenzo ISD - Tech An-
nex Building 223 E. Hwy.
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Republicans have manipu- the United States to fill tem-
lated the fears of Americans, porary nonagricultural jobs,
many of whom know very Pensions face shortfalls
little about life in on the bor- The two funds that pro-
der, into a potent political vide retirement benefits and
weapon,” Rodriguez said, healthcare to public school
“In his latest anti-immigrant teachers and other state em-
action, Mr. Trump proposes ployees may need reforms to
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decision to deploy troops is
consistent with actions taken
by President Obama in 2010
and President George W.
Bush in 2006.
But state Rep. Cesar
Blanco, D-El Paso, reacted
differently. “Trump’s de-
Guard to our border com-
munities is unjustified, ir-
responsible and dangerous,”
Blanco said. “In 2017, ap-
prehensions for illegal bor-
der crossing hit a 46-year
low — a 23.4 percent drop
from 2016. Some of our bor-
der communities, such as El
Paso, are consistently ranked
as some of the safest com-
munities in the country.”
State Sen. Jose Rodri-
guez, D-El Paso, also ques-
tioned the deployment.
“The President and other
economic success of many whether to make adjustments
of these businesses and the based on the how much the
jobs they create,” Miller fund is earning.
wrote. Tax revenue increases
“As commissioner of Texas Comptroller Glenn
agriculture for the state of Hegar on April 3 said state
Decision to send troops
to border draws mixed
reactions
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg
Abbott on April 4 welcomed
the announcement by Sec-
retary of Homeland Secu-
rity Kirstjen Nielsen that the
federal government would
deploy some 4,000 National
Guard personnel to the U.S.-
Mexico border to assist in
2018 Crosby Co. Farm Bureau
Scholarships are available now
The Crosby County On Friday, April 27, 2018
Farm Bureau will again with the application an es-
make available scholarship say of a minimum of 250
funds this year to qualify- words must be submitted,
ing senior students whose The essay must describe fu-
parents have been members ture education plans and how
of Crosby County Farm Bu- Agriculture has influenced
reau for the past six months, the student’s life.
The scholarship is for stu- The scholarships will
dents who will be attending be awarded on the basis of
a school of higher education academic achievement, ex-
this fall with a minimum of tracurricular activities and
12 credit hours. involvement in the field of
The Scholarship Fund is agriculture and Ag Business,
supported by various donors The winners will be notified
in Crosby County and others by the middle of May 2018.
who were participants in our Scholarship Application
recent Scholarship Drive. can be picked up at:
The applicant must com- Crosby County Farm
plete and return the provided Bureau
application to Crosby Coun- 610 Tilford
ty Farm Bureau by 4:00PM. Ralls, TX
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Crosby County News (Ralls, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 13, 2018, newspaper, April 13, 2018; Ralls, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1546576/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.