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Friday, December 2, 2016
Crosby County News
Page 3
State
Capital Highlights
State j Capital
Texas African American
History Memorial unveiled
at Capitol
AUSTIN — A crowd of
citizens and dignitaries gath-
ered on the south lawn of
the state Capitol on Nov. 19
to witness the unveiling of
the Texas African American
History Memorial.
The 32-foot-wide,
27-foot-tall bronze monu-
ment by sculptor Ed Dwight
features images of African-
Americans in Texas from
modern times going back
nearly 500 years.
Houston Mayor Sylves-
ter Turner, a former long-
time member of the Texas
House of Representatives,
spoke at the event.
“This monument stands
as a marker that no matter
how smart you may think
you are, no matter how
gifted you may be, and no
matter what contribution
you may have made, we are
standing on the foundation
and the shoulders of people
who have sacrificed to get us
where we are today,” Turner
said.
Gov. Greg Abbott, who
also delivered remarks at
the ceremony, said: “Today
we come together to proudly
honor the African-Ameri-
cans who helped to grow
Texas from the bounty of the
land, from the sweat of their
toil and from the passion of
their dreams.”
“We are reminded that
our work is not yet done,”
Abbott said. “If we are to
truly elevate Texas to its
limitless potential, we must
continue to expand liberty
and opportunity for all.”
The effort to have a mon-
ument to the contributions of
Texas’ African-Americans
commissioned and installed
on the Capitol grounds was
launched some 20 years
ago, according to the Texas
African-American Memorial
Foundation, an organization
created to raise funds for the
project.
Oil discovery is reported
The United States Geo-
logical Survey on Nov. 15
announced the largest es-
timate of “continuous oil”
ever assessed in the United
States, and it’s in Texas.
The Wolfcamp shale in
the Midland Basin portion of
the Permian Basin contains
an estimated mean of 20 bil-
lion barrels of oil, 16 trillion
cubic feet of associated natu-
ral gas and 1.6 billion barrels
of natural gas liquids.
This estimate, accord-
ing to the USGS, consists of
undiscovered, technically re-
coverable resources.
The estimate of continu-
ous oil in the Midland Basin
Wolfcamp shale assessment
is nearly three times larger
than that of the 2013 USGS
Bakken-Three Forks, which
is situated in a land area
that includes the western
two-thirds of North Dakota,
the northwestern corner of
South Dakota and northeast-
ern Montana, and extends
northward into the Canadian
provinces of Saskatchewan
and Manitoba.
Continuous oil and gas,
according to the USGS, are
dispersed throughout a geo-
logic formation rather than
existing as discrete, localized
occurrences, such as those in
conventional accumulations.
Because of that, continuous
resources commonly require
special technical drilling and
recovery methods, such as
hydraulic fracturing.
Texas economy adds jobs
The Texas Workforce
Commission on Nov. 18 an-
nounced Texas grew by an
estimated 13,700 nonfarm
jobs in October and the state
has added jobs in 18 of the
past 19 months.
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Also, Texas’ seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate
decreased to 4.7 percent in
October, down slightly from
4.8 percent in September,
and remained below the na-
tional rate of 4.9 percent.
“Texas employers con-
tinue to demonstrate the re-
siliency of the Texas econo-
my with 207,500 jobs added
over the past year,” said An-
dres Alcantar, chair of the
Texas Workforce Commis-
sion.
Abbott releases tax re-
turn
Gov. Abbott on Nov. 22
released his federal tax re-
turn for 2015.
The document shows:
- $119,819 in total wages
earned;
- $42,544 paid in prop-
erty taxes;
- 37 percent combined
local, state and federal tax
burden; and
- $13,125 in charitable
contributions.
Anti-smoking bills filed
State Sen. Carlos Uresti,
D-San Antonio, recently
filed SB 183, legislation to
increase the legal age to pur-
chase, possess or consume
tobacco and nicotine prod-
ucts in Texas from 18 to 21
years of age.
Uresti also filed SB 228,
legislation that would allow
municipalities to determine a
smoking age that is best for
their communities.
The bills are supported
by a broad coalition of Tex-
ans, Uresti said, and pointed
out that “tobacco use kills
more people than alcohol,
AIDS, car crashes, illegal
drugs, murders and suicides
combined.” Cities and the
state have an obligation to
discourage young people
from taking up a habit that is
likely to shorten their lives,
he added.
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THEREOF; AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
As part of the application submitted by Fiber Winds Holding, LLC, for a tax
limitation agreement pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code, Lorenzo
Independent School District (“District”) is required to establish the Fiber Winds
Reinvestment Zone. The District intends to approve a Resolution following a public
hearing on the reinvestment zone, which is scheduled for Monday, December 12,
2016 at 8:00 p.m. This public hearing shall be held in conjunction with the meeting
of the District’s Board of Trustees in the Board Room at 3rd and Polk in Lorenzo,
Texas. If you desire further information, you may contact Superintendent Oran
Hamilton’s office at (806) 634-5591 or visit the Superintendent’s office to view the
legal description and map of the Fiber Winds Reinvestment Zone.
open House
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Crosby County News (Ralls, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, December 2, 2016, newspaper, December 2, 2016; Ralls, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth867416/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.