NEWS
Oct. 6 deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 4 elections
Oct. 6 is the last day to register to vote in time for the Nov. 4 general election.
To register to vote in Texas complete a voter registration application and return it to your county election office at least 30 days before the upcoming election date. There are a complete of ways to register.
Complete an application using the Secretary of State online voter registration application. Fill in the required information, print, sign and mail the completed form directly to your county election office.
Request a printed application and the SOS office will mail a postage-paid voter application to the provided address. Contact or visit your local voter registrar, whose office is located in the Montague County Courthouse Annex in Montague.
Visit the votetexas.gov website to check your voter registration status. Your registration also can be updated for address or name change on the SOS website.
Those with questions may contact the voter registrar Ginger Wall at 894-2540. Her office is located at 11339 State Highway 59 in Montague.
NEWS
Severe thunderstorm watch issues
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 193
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
9:05 PM CDT FRI MAY 8, 2026
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 193 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2:00 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLLIN
COOKE
DELTA
DENTON
FANNIN
GRAYSON
HOPKINS
HUNT
JACK
LAMAR
MONTAGUE
WISE
YOUNG
NEWS
Bowie City Council meets on May 12
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 12 in the council chambers.
The agenda opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
In the city manager’s report, Bert Cunningham will discuss the Rock and Pillar Street project and the Texas Water Development Board grant application.
In new business, Brittany Barnes will be considered as an appointment to the Bowie Community Development Board.
A resolution requesting financial assistance from the TWDB authorizing the filing of an application for assistance will be reviewed.
The master parks plan also will be presented by staff from Public Management.
The consent agenda and public comments round out the meeting.
NEWS
Commissioners to meet on May 11
Members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on May 11.
After the consent agenda and public comments, the court will discuss an interlocal agreement between precinct two and the Bowie Sports Association for the baseball complex.
Precinct three will ask for a line-time budget adjustment of $15,000 from operating expenses to part-time.
The court will open and consider accepting sealed bids for emulsified asphalt and prime oil, all on a 90-day contract.
The consent agenda of minutes, bills and reports also is slated.
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