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Here’s what the Texas Transportation Commission discussed and approved at its January meeting. WINTER WEATHER RESPONSE The commissioners and TxDOT Executive Director Marc Williams commended TxDOT employees for their response to the winter storm that affected most of the state over the weekend of Jan.

Fort Stockton Pioneer.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, Regarding your recommendation of crape myrtles along streets, I do admit that under certain circumstances they can be spectacular, but they are not native to our state, and their seeds can spread into natural areas and crowd out species more useful to our environment. I would say that the yaupon hollies would be a better choice.

At least 11 people have died in Texas, nearly half of them children, after Winter Storm Fern swept the state last week, the Texas Standard reported. Among those killed were three young brothers who fell through ice on a private pond near Bonham, about 60 miles northeast of Texas. In the Dallas suburb of Frisco, two teens died after a sledding accident. They were riding on a sled being pulled by a vehicle.

Santiago Cantu Jr., a long-term public servant and 53-year resident of Fort Stockton, has officially announced his candidacy for Pecos County Judge, citing a platform built on fiscal responsibility, accountability, and community unity.

The Sul Ross State University Theatre Program’s production of “True West” by Sam Shepard has been invited to perform at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Feb. 20-24 in Abilene.