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The late afternoon shadows were lengthening across the valley floor as two heavily loaded supply wagons, an army ambulance, a passenger coach carrying seven civilians, followed by a mounted guard consisting of one sergeant and two enlisted men, made their way down the rocky hillside into the safety of Fort Lancaster.

It has been 24 years since the last day Texas highways saw no traffic fatalities, and state officials are renewing their call for safer driving habits. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) are joining forces to combat a grim, ongoing reality: for nearly a quarter-century—every single day—at least one life has been lost on Texas roadways.

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Families across Pecos County have a new reason to celebrate this holiday season. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, an internationally recognized literacy program that has provided millions of free children’s books across the globe, officially launched in the region on Thursday.

Parading Holiday Cheer

In the wake of Texas State Parks celebrating their centennial year in 2023, nearly $2 million in privately raised funds have yielded a wave of accessibility- focused projects and visitor enhancements across the Lone Star State. The projects, initiated and supported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) in collaboration with private donors, foundations, and corporations, are now in place at many parks, with more expected to roll out in the future.

The Pecos County Commissioners Court met Monday morning on December 9 at the Pecos County Courthouse to address a full slate of agenda items, ranging from establishing reinvestment zones to approving inter-local agreements for 2025.

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