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Stock law may face a new vote

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Montague County Sheriff Marshall Thomas told the commissioner’s court Monday he doesn’t understand confusion about a stock law because the law clearly states Texas is open range by default unless a local stock law has been adopted, which occurred here in 1905.
However, pushback from local ranchers has the commissioner’s considering a new election that would reconfirm the livestock law.
Thomas began researching stock law in late 2018. He discovered a 1905 stock law election in Montague County where the vote was 663 for and 142 against. It asks whether horses, mules, jacks, jennets and cattle shall be permitted to run at large in the county.
In late December Thomas announced the sheriff’s office would begin operating under this law, however, he emphasized it is not an effort to penalize those with livestock, but to protect the public and hopefully reduce the more than 700 livestock calls the deputies handle during the year.

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City closes lake due to localized flooding

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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

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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.

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Bowie News will be 1 day late due to June 19 holiday

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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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