NEWS
Early voting opens Monday for District 68 seat
Early voting for the Jan. 23 special election to fill the District 68 Texas House of Representative seat opens Monday and continues through Jan. 19.
Montague County Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said early voting will be at the same locations as the most recent elections. They include: Montague County Annex Community Room, H.J. Justin Community Room in Nocona, Saint Jo Civic Center and Bowie Bible Baptist Church, 1400 State Highway 59N.
Ballots may be cast from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday during early voting.
The deadline to submit an application for an absentee balloting is 5 p.m. Jan. 12 in order to make the upcoming vote.
Those eligible to vote absentee are registered voters over the age of 65, disabled, out of the county or confinement to jail.
Find the forms for applying for absentee balloting on the county website: co.montague.tx.us or call the county elections administrator’s office at 894-2540.
Read more on this story in the weekend Bowie News.
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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