Out of the swim for another year

Body The end of August marks a bittersweet turning point in the seasons, for me—while it anticipates the coming of cooler weather and autumn’s bounty, it’s also the end of summer swimming.

Elections bill passes House along party lines

Body AUSTIN—The Texas House approved an elections bill Friday along party lines with 21 Democrats declining to participate. The bill, slightly different from previously passed Senate legislation, now heads a conference committee that will negotiate a final version.

2021 Community Calendar

Body COMMUNITY SERVICES FOOD BANKS—FLOYDADA—Spirt of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874. LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2448. PLEASE CALL FOR HOURS DUE TO COVID-19. LOCKNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 124 S.

Rhymes and rodeos

Body Rodeos and cowboy poetry have at least one thing in common: they’re both quintessentially North American inventions, phenomena sprung from the 19th-century beef cattle industry and the Spanish-imported horses essential to it.

Abbott tests negative four days after testing positive

Body AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott announced via Twitter Saturday that he is now testing negative for Covid-19, four days after testing positive though asymptomatic. “I am told that my infection was brief and mild because of the vaccination I received.

Poking fun at hair color

Body Is maroon my natural hair color? Yes. Today my silver sports a blob of vibrant maroon from all-natural pokeberry juice hair color. My friends are astounded. Young people pay me compliments. Football season approaches. Poke is ripening. Maroon is a popular school color.

Shameless

Body At his sold-out show at Arrowhead Stadium last Saturday, Country Music Hall of Famer Garth Brooks and his fully vaccinated tour team performed for a record-breaking 74,500 fans after the Kansas City Health Department held a mobile vaccination clinic in the parking lot.

Abbott sued over mask-mandate ban

Body AUSTIN—A growing number of school districts, counties and cities have defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates, as Covid-19 cases continue to spike due to the delta variant and a low rate of vaccination among Texans. As KUT.

Constitutional amendment to amend the Texas PUF introduced by Sen. Perry, Rep. Burrows

Body AUSTIN—This week Texas State Senator Charles Perry (SD-28) and Texas State House Representative Dustin Burrows (HD-83) filed SJR 14 and HJR 24, respectively.

2021 Community Calendar

Body COMMUNITY SERVICES FOOD BANKS—FLOYDADA—Spirt of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874. LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2448. PLEASE CALL FOR HOURS DUE TO COVID-19. LOCKNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 124 S.