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Commissioners allocate $10 million in RTC funds to Terrell for Hwy 34 project

Commissioners allocate $10 million in RTC funds to Terrell for Hwy 34 project(0)

June 26, 2009

Story by Judy Griffin, Forney Messenger
During their regular meeting Monday, June 22, Kaufman County Commissioners voted to adopt a resolution regarding the spending of the remaining $10 million in RTC funds made available through the North Central Texas Council of Governments. The resolution allocates the money to the city of Terrell for its [...]

Commissioners allocate $10 million in RTC funds to Terrell for Hwy 34 project
Traffic Stop Nets Two Arrests and Seizure of Methamphetamine

Traffic Stop Nets Two Arrests and Seizure of Methamphetamine

The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office has released the following information:
Kaufman, Texas-June 22, 2009
Dana Lynn Crow W/F age 33, of Kemp, Texas, and Andrew Jeffrey Myrick W/M age 46 of Kemp, Texas, were arrested for possession of methamphetamines.
Kaufman County Deputies K. Ketchum and R. McGee stopped a 1992 Nissan Sentra traveling west bound on Highway 175 [...]

Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Austin Resident for Child Pornography

Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests Austin Resident for Child Pornography

AUSTIN –Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit today arrested Jose Alejandro Aranda, 39, at his Austin residence. A federal grand jury indicted Aranda earlier this month on two counts of receipt of child pornography, two counts of child pornography transportation, and three counts of child pornography possession. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the [...]

Gov. Perry signs legislation to cut taxes for Texas small business owners

Gov. Perry signs legislation to cut taxes for Texas small business owners

Story from the Forney Messenger
AUSTIN—Gov. Rick Perry today signed House Bill (HB) 4765 which lowers the tax burden for more than 40,000 small businesses across the state. The bill more than triples the small business franchise tax exemption from $300,000 to $1 million. Revisiting the business franchise tax was a priority the governor [...]


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