Thorndale

Small Town Thorndale is being adorned in red, white and blue this July 4th. An effort is underway to have an American flag flying at all 270 homes inside the city. The hometown lumber and hardware store, Thorndale Lumber Company, made a flag kit available at a special discounted price. The kit includes a flag, post, bracket and screws for $31.00. To date, 15 flag kits have been donated for installation. Police Chief Scott Roberson assisted in recommending homes to install donated flags. Dustin Geter, Thorndale Lumber Co. manager and Duane Kuhl, a local resident, install flags. A final push this last week will be made to encourage residents to buy their flag kits. For those homes who have not made a purchase by July 4th, small flags will be placed in front of their homes by a generous donor.

The streets of California are filled with protests again - and the tension is felt in Texas too. Thousands of people in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Diego are taking to the streets to protest immigration pressure and deportations. But this wave of unrest is not limited to California. In Texas, where immigrant communities are deeply connected to the life and culture of the state, every new raid or order echoes in nearby states. This is no longer just about California - it is about the entire Southwest.

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