COUNTY LIFE
State Rep. Drew Springer hits legislative highlights during three county town halls
By BARBARA GREEN
During a series of three Montague County town hall sessions last Saturday, District 68 State Representative Drew Springer, discussed what he called the “marquee” gun bills of the 84th Texas Legislative Session, along with passage of “the most conservative budget” in years.
Springer, who makes his home in Muenster, visited Bowie, Nocona and Forestburg.
Talking with a group of 20 citizens in Bowie, Springer said the open carry and campus carry laws were certainly the “marquee bills” of the session that garnered lots of publicity.
While the nation’s second most-populous state has allowed concealed handguns for 20 years, the passage of the new open carry law in June eliminated the outright ban on open carry that dates back to the post-Civil War era.
Texas was one of only six states with a ban on open carry. The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2016. Read the full story on the Bowie town hall meeting in the mid-week News.
Pictured: District 68 State Representative Drew Springer recognized local and area Department of Public Safety troopers and Texas game awards with certificates presented at Saturday’s Bowie town hall meeting. Pictured are: Game Warden Chase McAnnich, Trooper James Bacon, Springer, Trooper Chris Worley and Captain Pat Canan, Texas Parks and Wildlife. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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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