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Dollar General expanding to second Fort Stockton Location 

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Fort Stockton will soon have another shopping option as the Fort Stockton Economic Development Corporation Executive Director announced in January that Dollar General is looking to expand in Fort Stockton.  

“They’re expanding to a new location,” said EDC Director Remie Ramos, adding that the company has not given him a time frame for when the new store will be built. 

The current Dollar General isn’t going anywhere, as it recently renewed its lease on the current building at Dickinson Boulevard and Oklahoma Street. 

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Capital Highlights: Ice storm wreaks havoc in much of state

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Residents in Central and Northeast Texas are still cleaning up after a winter storm last week snapped power lines and tree limbs, causing widespread power outages, canceled flights and damage to homes and vehicles.

At its peak, nearly 400,000 Texas households were without power, according to poweroutage.us. As of Sunday, that number had dropped to 62,456.

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KFC holds Ribbon Cutting

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Two years after a fire destroyed the KFC and Taco Bell, the Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the new KFC, Friday morning, Feb. 3. The restaurant officially reopened on Feb. 2. The new Taco Bell next door opened a few weeks ago.

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Preliminary discussions underway for new tee-ball fields

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In an effort to make quality of life better for area youth, the City of Fort Stockton and the Fort Stockton ISD are looking at developing two new tee-ball fields this year. The Fort Stockton ISD School Board approved the superintendent to negotiate terms of agreement with the city pending final approval of the board at their regular meeting on Jan.
Preliminary discussions underway for new tee-ball fields

FSISD to receive $35 million for initial bond projects

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The upcoming Fort Stockton ISD bond projects moved a step closer to becoming a reality on Monday at the district’s regular school board meeting. The school board approved a construction manager at risk (CMAR) for the projects and moved forward with the first round of bond sale in the amount of $35 million.
FSISD to receive $35 million for initial bond projects

City hears update on Blue Ridge Farms

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Fort Stockton is sitting on a potential gold mine of “green” energy. And BioCatters – an investment and management group looking to develop renewable fuels and energy sources that the City pf Fort Stockton has contracted with – thinks a parcel of land the city owns is the perfect spot to become a revenue source for the city.
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Senators have “once in a lifetime” chance with state budget

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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.

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Capital Highlights: Lawmakers push $15K teacher raises

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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.

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