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A view of the Texas Capitol in Austin. Photo courtesy of ricraider, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Harrison named to House Appropriations Committee

AUSTIN – Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, has announced committee assignments for the Texas House of Representatives. Locally, state Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, was appointed to the Appropriations Committee (seniority appointment) and to the Corrections Committee (speaker appointment). Harrison serves District 10, which encompasses all of Ellis County. He was first elected

A photo of the tulip field at the 2024 Tulipalooza. Photo credit: Lauren Zoucha, Ellis County Minis

2025 Tulipalooza to benefit local charities, opens Feb. 28

Tulipalooza hosts its sixth season from Feb. 28-March 16 at Getzendaner Memorial Park in Waxahachie. The annual tulip festival, which benefits multiple local charities, will again feature “hundreds of thousands of tulip bulbs,” according to the event website. Tickets are available online now for the festival, which will be open

Pet Coalition of Ellis County: ‘Connecting the dots’

After learning that the SPCA of Texas is pulling out of its contract with Ellis County government this April, leaving residents and pets vulnerable, the Pet Coalition of Ellis County and dozens of concerned people recently met at the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce offices. “We’re here to work with

A screenshot of where the proposed Shankle Road municipal utility district would be located in Ellis County.

CAECM to continue fight against proposed Shankle Road municipal utility district

They’re not going anywhere, and they’re in it for the long haul. That was the message delivered during a recent Citizens Against Ellis County MUDs meeting. More than two dozen municipal utility and other types of special districts have been proposed within Ellis County, one of the nation’

The front facade of Ellis County Central, located at 302 N. Monroe St., in downtown Waxahachie.

Ellis County Central: Open for business

Ellis County Central has opened its doors, with patrons able to access the county’s tax office, veteran services, department of development, engineering, fire marshal, purchasing, and human resources at one convenient location in downtown Waxahachie. Officials plan a formal opening in the near future. What was once the education

A view of the Texas Capitol in Austin. Photo courtesy of ricraider, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

89th Legislature: Bills filed relating to affordable housing

Several bills filed for the 89th Legislature seek to address affordable housing issues within the state of Texas, including ones that would require certain cities to publish lists of properties they own. As defined by the state, affordable housing means “residential property for which monthly rents or monthly mortgage payments,

MUD opponents to hold meeting Jan. 29

MUD opponents to hold meeting Jan. 29

Citizens Against Ellis County MUDs will hold a meeting from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at SPJST Hall, 1901 E. Ennis Ave., Ennis. The public is encouraged to attend and learn more about the ongoing resident-led fight against the development of municipal utility districts in rural Ellis