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Behind the Badge
What happened to our community pride?
      We were traveling recently, returning from a board of directors meeting of the Sheriff’s Association and decided to take the scenic way back home. We drove through many small towns along the way, and the things that stood out most in these towns was that they were clean. You didn’t see any trash in streets, junk piled up in yards, and there was almost no graffiti.
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STATE CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS
State Board of Education proposes changes to school curriculum
      AUSTIN - Changes to the social studies curriculum for public schools are in the hopper. The State Board of Education on March 12 voted 10-5 in favor of a set of proposed revisions. The next step is for the proposed revisions to be posted in the Texas Register in mid- April, and then a 30-day public comment period will begin.
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Game Warden Field Notes-
Texans busted for a variety of fish & game law violations
     The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
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Seeds From the Sower
      There was a boxer who was called “the Caterpillar,” - he stayed in the ring only by crawling. One night a sharp blow floored him. The referee began his count. But he didn’t stop at ten. He knew the fighter was bluffing. When he came to twenty, the boxer said, “You’re more than fair, Mr. Referee, but I’m through for the night.”
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