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The Pecos County Commissioners Court is set to vote on the 2022 budget and tax rate next month.

The estimated total tax rate, according to the budget summary, is 0.755 per $100 valuation compared to this year’s rate of 0.07074.

Estimated balances for Dec. 31, 2022 are $20,020,649.84 for the general fund, $832,753.89 for R&B maintenance and $7,114,885 for other funds. This is a total balance of $27,968,288.73, which is $2,276,487.93 more than this year.

The Fort Stockton ISD school board meeting will cover numerous important items involving the upcoming school year at their meeting on July 26 at 7 p.m. at the district’s administrative building.

Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Zamora will present the board the idea of providing the students with school supplies for a cost of $20 per student. The agenda states that his recommendation will be based on the quotes he receives between when the packet was put together and the time the meeting starts.

Farmers and ranchers have until Aug. 2, 2021, to nominate candidates to serve on the Pecos-Terrell County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Committee. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) accepts nominations each year in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAAs) for individuals to serve on these locally led committees.

James Thornton of Fort Stockton was named to the Sam Houston State University Dean’s List for this past spring semester.

The students listed on the Dean's List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) on Tuesday joined House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01) and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) for a press conference, where Congressman Gonzales gave an update on the crisis at the southern border on July 19.

The Odessa District of TxDOT has scheduled a virtual public meeting regarding proposed improvements to Highway 18 in Ward and Pecos Counties. The virtual public meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Following the virtual public meeting, the presentation will remain available for viewing through Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021.