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"Tourism council hears Datafy presentation" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Bay City Tourism Advisory Council heard a maketing data presentation during its meeting Monday afternoon.

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Commissioners Court approved a state Senate Resolution designating Matagorda County as the Official Birding Capital of Texas at the court’s meeting June 9.

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"Resolution designates Matagorda County as Texas’ Official Birding Capital" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Commissioners Court approved a Texas Senate Concurrent Resolution 30 designating Matagorda County as the official Birding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035, at the court’s meeting Monday, June 9.

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"Over 2.5K attend New World Screwworm webinar Monday" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Over 2,500 attended Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s “New World Screwworm” webinar Monday afternoon. The free event featured several speakers addressing the latest New World Screwworm (NWSW) fact sheet.

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"Antiques shop declines $10K in city grants" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

So Far So Good Antiques owners Chris and Jessica Ibey publicly rejected $10,000 in façade grant funds from Main Street and Bay City Community Development Corporation (BCCDC) on the business’s Facebook Page June 7.

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St. Mark’s Episcopal traces roots to Christ Church

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church members see their congregation as family oriented and that belief played a big part in the celebration of their church’s 130th anniversary, which was held June 8, 2025, Pentecost Sunday. St.

USDA reminds producers to file crop acreage reports

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

After spring planting is complete, agricultural producers should make an appointment with the Matagorda County Farm Service Agency (FSA) to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline.

Lawmakers passed bills this session to boost the state power grid but failed to limit renewables

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

With demand expected to soar, the Legislature passed bills aimed at boosting supply and making the grid more reliable. Bills to impose more regulations on renewables died. The Texas Legislature only partially got what it wanted from its plans to help the state meet its growing energy demands.

Texas Trio Classic photo Fishing teams check in Saturday for last weekend’s Texas Trio Classic fishing tournament at Matagorda Harbor.

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Texas legalizes shooting invasive sheep from a helicopter for sport

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Barbary sheep, also known as Aoudad sheep, were introduced to Texas from their native habitat in North Africa mid-20th century.

Texas’ surrender to DOJ on undocumented student tuition raises questions

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

It happened fast. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Texas over its long-standing state law allowing undocumented students to get in-state tuition. The lawsuit was barely on the books before Texas surrendered without a fight, asking a judge to strike down the law — which he did.

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