February 2023

Telling members of the Senate Finance committee that they will likely never again see a session with the state as flush with cash as it is now, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar said lawmakers must decide how to carefully shepherd the state's record-breaking income. The Finance committee began budget hearings on Monday, opening with a presentation from the state's chief financial officer, who echoed comments he made earlier in the month when he laid out his forecast for state revenue over the next biennium.

A group of House Democrats is proposing a $15,000 raise for the state’s teachers and a 25% raise for other state employees by using some of the state’s record budget surplus. State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, announced the bill last week and was joined by Democratic legislators and teachers, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Lately it seems everywhere I turn, the go-to recipe for shrimp is ‘Bang Bang’ shrimp.

It’s nothing really fancy, just a sauce mixture or mayonnaise, sweet Thai chili sauce, and Sriracha that coats the shrimp.

There are also many ideas involving fried shrimp, which is always a favorite in most food circles or shrimp scampi that involves lots of butter, garlic, and white wine.

The Fort Stockton ISD will have a two-hour late start tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 2. Starts times at each campus and transportation times will be pushed back two hours.

Please note students may be dropped off for breakfast 30 minutes prior. Administrators plan to monitor as cafeterias will have breakfast ready by 8:30 a.m.

Tomorrow is back to normal attendance for students.