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New 97th District Judge named
Today, Governor Greg Abbott named Trish Coleman Byars of Windthorst to serve as the 97th District Judge, replacing retired 97th District Judge Jack McGaughey who left office at the end of May.
Byars has practiced law for nearly 18 years, originally opening her general practice in Vernon before relocating to Wichita Falls where she has practice family law, juvenile, criminal, civil litigation, contract, business, banking estate planning, probate, guardianship, real estate, oil and gas, municipal law and eminent domain/condemnation law. Additionally, she served as county attorney for Baylor County.
She attended Midway High School in Clay County graduating in 1997 and from Midwestern State University in 2001. Byars earned her law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2004.
She will serve out the remainder of the term, which ends at the end of 2024 when it will be open for election.
Read more about the new judge in your mid-week Bowie News.
Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
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