With the legislative session ending on Monday, June 2, lawmakers are scrambling to pass or kill bills, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Among the bills passed or likely to soon pass:
By the end of May 1945, more enemy prisoners were sitting out the Second World War in Texas than any state in the Union. One out of every ten German, Italian and Japanese captives shipped to the United States for safekeeping wound up somewhere between the Red River and the Rio Grande.
Applications are being accepted for the Christine Holcombe Memorial Scholarship. Applicants must have completed at least one year of college, must be a former Milam county resident and have graduated from a Milam county high school. Applications are due by June 30, 2025.
Since 2005, the Callaway Foundation has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships to over a thousand C.H. Yoe High School graduates—opening doors to careers in medicine, engineering, business, and skilled trades. Now, as the Foundation marks its 20th anniversary, it continues to fulfill the vision of its founders: helping local students pursue higher education and build brighter futures.
