July 2021

Farmers and ranchers have until Aug. 2, 2021, to nominate candidates to serve on the Pecos-Terrell County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Committee.

Pictured are participants from the Friday and Saturday beauty pageants at the 2021 Water Carnival.

James Thornton of Fort Stockton was named to the Sam Houston State University Dean’s List for this past spring semester.

Keep your saddle oiled and your gun greased because the “National Day of the Cowboy” – the fourth Saturday in July – is finally here. This day celebrates the lasting legacies of the cowboys that pioneered the American West as they worked cattle, beginning after the Civil War in the heart of Texas.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) on Tuesday joined House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01) and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) for a press conference, where Congressman Gonzales gave an update on the crisis at the southern border on July 19.

The Odessa District of TxDOT has scheduled a virtual public meeting regarding proposed improvements to Highway 18 in Ward and Pecos Counties. The virtual public meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2021.