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FORT STOCKTON — Belding Farms, a pecan grower in Fort Stockton that is seeking to stop renewal of a groundwater permit to export water out of Pecos County, was denied its legal request to halt the process on Tuesday.

AUSTIN – The Texas Senate has passed House Bill 4256, a bill authored by Representative Andrew Murr (HD53) and sponsored by Senator César J. Blanco (SD29) to create a fund to plug abandoned water wells, also known as P-13 wells, in Pecos County.

With early voting for the Fort Stockton Mayoral Runoff Election beginning next week, the Fort Stockton City Council on May 22 approved the rate of pay for the officials who will be working at the election site.

The Sul Ross State University La Frontera Research Institute for STEM mobile lab is headed to the Alley Oop Festival in Iraan June 2-3. The Friends of the Pecos River, a non-profit organization dedicated to river stewardship, is sponsoring the lab at the event.

The Center for Land Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement at Boaderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University has streamlined its application process for cost share conservation programs.

AUSTIN – Six bills authored by Senator César J. Blanco of El Paso have received approval by both, the Texas Senate, and Texas House of Representatives, and await the Governor’s signature.

Five days of testimony and 90 minutes of deliberation led to a not-guilty verdict in the trial of Justin Ferrell Woodward on May 9. Numerous law enforcement officers, private citizens, forensic scientists, and crime scene analysts testified in the trial.

With the impending retirement of Pecos County Extension agent Karan Hefelfinger, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office is welcoming a new addition to the staff. The Pecos County Commissioner’s Court approved the hiring of Elaine Haby at its May 22 meeting.