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Commissioners continue work on the budget

Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on June 26 with a variety of topics on the agenda.
Appointees for the Montague County Historical Commission will be presented along with a 2022 Distinguished Service Award for Exceptional Services from the Texas Historical Commission.
The agenda continues to list a budget workshop as elected officials are expected to begin presenting their budget requests to the court. Preliminary property values were received in May and certified values will follow in July, which will allow the commissioners an opportunity consider a tax rate and to establish a proposed budget.
The court will open bids for base rock and oversized rock.
A preliminary plat for lots one-10 in the Dye Creek Estates Subdivision will be presented in precinct one, along with a preliminary plat for lots one-five in Kingdom Estates phase one subdivision in precinct two and a replat of lot 41 in the Hillcrest Lake Lots in precinct four.
The 2024 plan year for Texas Association of Counties health and employee benefits plan renewal will be reviewed for action. And precinct two will ask to enter the Ron Cheek’s property on Sandy Lane to clear trees.
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Jury finds ex-DA Casey Hall guilty on theft by a public servant

The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
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Amon Carter remains closed due to high water
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Brief agenda awaits city council

Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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