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Otts, Aguilar named 2022 Queen, King

Breckenridge ISD, during a special board meeting Monday, Sept. 26, voted unanimously to approve the purchase of a new 2023 Blue Bird 71-passenger bus, at a cost of $127,392.

The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest estimate, which indicates Hispanic residents in Texas make up more of the state’s population than white residents. The new population figures from the American Community Survey indicate Hispanic Texans comprise 40.2% of the state’s population last year, while non-Hispanic white Texans made up 39.4%, as reported in the Texas Tribune.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 5.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.15/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 27.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 33.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 7.0 cents in the last week and stands at $4.93 per gallon.

Homecoming festivities

A retired Texas Ranger was honored during a regular meeting of the Stephens County Commissioners, Monday, Sept. 12. Texas Ranger Lancer Shane Morrow was recognized and a proclamation was signed by Stephens County Judge Michael Roach declaring Monday, Sept. 12, Texas Ranger Shane Morrow Day in the county.