COUNTY LIFE
Springer throws hat into ring for emergency election to fill State Senate seat 30
State Representative Drew Springer, (R-Muenster) wasted little time Sunday in announcing his candidacy for the district 30 state senator emergency election on Sept. 29 called by Gov. Greg Abbott that morning. .
On Aug. 23, Abbott announced the Sept. 29 emergency special election to replace Pat Fallon, district 30 state senator.
Earlier in August the Texas Republican Party nominated Fallon to be on the ballot representing the 4th Congressional district. He replaces former U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, (R-Heath) after Ratcliffe became the director of national intelligence.
Fallon resigned his Texas Senate seat effective Jan. 4 with two years remaining on this ending Jan. 1, 2023.
Springer announced his candidacy Sunday afternoon which included Fallon’s endorsement. Springer has served in District 68 of the Texas House since 2013.
The other candidate is Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther, who made national headlines defying Abbott’s executive order to shut down her beauty salon during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There also have been rumors Denton Mayor Chris Watts may jump into the ring since he appointed a campaign treasurer for the Senate seat two days after Fallon became the nominee.
The deadline for submission a name for the ballot is 5 p.m. on Aug. 29 and early voting will begin on Sept. 14.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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