October 2026

New Books of the Week: The Munich Affair by James Patterson The Time Travel Twins by James Patterson Tempest by Victoria Aveyard Under Story by Chloe Benjamin Lost in Space by Neil DeGrasse Tyson Fort Stockton Public Library 500 N Water St Fort Stockton, TX 79735 (432) 336-3374 .

(WASHINGTON, D.C., October 5, 2026) — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a statement on President Trump’s new executive order to provide relief for our farmers and ranchers by lifting taxes on dyed-diesel.

When Robert Duvall passed away earlier this year, many tributes to his career mentioned his outstanding role as Augustus McCrae in the min-series, Lonesome Dove.

J. R. COMPTON School/Department: Athletics Subject/Position: DAEP Hometown: Hale Center Degrees/University: BS/West Texas State University Teaching Experience: 35 years: taught in Clarendon, Hereford, Big Spring, Temple, Plainview, Lubbock Coronado, Floydada Why did you become a teacher?

In the sleepy little community of Boquillas del Carmen, just across the Rio Grande from Big Bend National Park, the ability to eat authentic Mexican food exists for those willing to make the short trip.

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Paxton, Talarico spar over gas taxes, diesel prices U.S. Senate candidates Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee, and Democratic nominee James Talarico traded jabs last week over rising gas and diesel prices, The Texas Tribune reported.

I made the Continental Math League at my school only in third, fifth, and seventh grade. I was smart only half the time.

Credit Cards You see, there are 40 owners in my condo association, so I will pay only onefortieth of the water bill, the gas to heat it and the sewage to dump it. The other 39 will cover the rest of my long showers.

Fort Stockton begins district play Friday with its championship goal still ahead, despite a winless finish to the non-district schedule. The Panthers travel to Seminole on Oct.

Fort Stockton’s girls lineup delivered a clean sweep, and a mixed doubles victory supplied the difference as Panther tennis defeated Brock 10-9 Monday, Oct. 5, in Sweetwater to capture the bi-district championship.