MONTHLY SALES TAX ALLOCATION COMPARISON SUMMARY REPORTS BY COUNTY (March, 2022)

Joint-election planned for May 7

ELLIS COUNTY – May 7 is election day for city council seats in the area. The joint election for county, city and schools on Saturday, May 7, will begin its early voting on April 25 to 30, and May 2 and 3.

575 acres sold in Waxahachie for industrial development

WAXHACHIE – A 575-acre industrial development is coming to Waxahachie this month – the infrastructure phase will begin definitely no later than May.

ROHS soccer star receives Military Academy Nomination

RED OAK – Red Oak High School senior Megan Fellows plans to continue her outstanding soccer career at the prestigious U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO next year, before launching into a military career as either a pilot or in the intelligence field.

Midlothian teams in Destination Imagination competition

MIDLOTHIAN – There were seven teams from Midlothian ISD that competed in the  recent Lone Star Finals Destination Imagination state tournament at the end of March.The competition was held March 26 at the University of Texas Arlington and Globe Life Field.

Maypearl to welcome new tattoo shop

MAYPEARL – A tattoo shop called Inky Blinders is moving to Maypearl.At the city’s last city council meeting in March, a public hearing was held to approve a specific use permit for Inky Blinders Tattoo to be located at 218 North Main Street.

GOVERNOR ABBOTT, HHSC ANNOUNCE $626 MILLION IN PANDEMIC FOOD BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has received approval from the U.S.

EC Elections Office adds new clerk position

ELLIS COUNTY – The Ellis County Elections office will be adding a new clerk position this month.The Ellis County Commissioner’s Court voted to provide funding for the new position last week.The idea for the new clerk position according to a press release is to strengthen election integrity measures.

ROHS senior receives a scholarship to Harvard

RED OAK – Red Oak High School senior Saadi El-Saadi applied to multiple universities but he could hardly contain his excitement when he received the acceptance letter from Harvard University, his dream school since childhood.“Harvard has been my dream school since I was young,” said Saadi.

Texas Central Railway failed to pay property taxes last year

County attorneys along the proposed Texas Central high-speed rail route assert the railroad company is delinquent in paying over $622,000 in property taxes.While the decision by the Supreme Court of Texas in the eminent domain case, Miles v.