NEWS
Petitions verified for Tier 2 election
Organizers of the Tier 2 petition against forced annexation turned in all their signatures reaching the goal needed to request an election from the Montague County Commissioner’s Court.
That petition will be discussed in a called meeting of the court at 1 p.m. on Feb. 15.
County Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said the group submitted all its petitions late last week shooting for 1,340 verifiable signatures of county voters. Wall said they surpassed that number with more than 1,350.
The petition ask the court to place the issue of moving from a Tier 1 county to a Tier 2 county on the May 4 election ballot.
The drive was spearheaded by Montague Citizens Protecting Property Rights and referred to Senate Bill 6, approved during the 85th Legislature and going into effect Dec. 1, 2017.
The bill requires landowner or voter approval of annexations in the state’s largest counties (Tier 2 – those with 500,000 or more in population).
Smaller counties less than 500,000 are Tier 1, and can opt-in to the bill through a petition and election process which would move them into Tier 2 status.
If approved where any potential involuntary annexation would have to be voted upon by the area in question. Without a change in tier status, the annexation process would remain unchanged.
Last November voters in Wise, Parker, Palo Pinto, Johnson, Freestone and Atascosa approved the measure moving from a Tier 1 to Tier 2 county in Texas.
NEWS
May 4 ISD bond election results
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
NEWS
Gold-Burg High one-act prepares for public show on Sunday
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
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Voters decide today on two ISD bonds
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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