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​PLEASE ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE WINNSBORO, TEXAS AREA. This video is presented as a courtesy with a single license for use for WinnsboroTexas.org and AutumnTrails A's Association and C.G. Willis.  All Rights Reserved of original copyright holder; please contact for use or  redistribution. CONTACT US.  Thank you.

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DID YOU KNOW?
​There are over 480 business in the 75494. ​  There are over 100 lodging facilities and 6 public lakes in a 20 mile radius.  There are 80 named lakes and 5 public lakes in Wood County, Texas. While the 3.1 square miles of city limits has 3,434 population, the 75494 zip code population is 11,875,  the WISD district geographic population is 9,212 with about 1300 students enrolled, and there are roughly 25,000 people living within 12 miles of Winnsboro. 

​WOOD COUNTY RETIRES K9 JUMA TO CONSTABLE SMITH 
K9 MATA TAKES THE REINS AS TOP DOG 
[Wood County, TX] - 9/22/20

Wood County K9 Officer Juma was retired by Wood County Commissioners, and K9 Mata took the reins under handler Constable Kelly Smith, Precinct 2.

K9 Officer Juma was retired for health reasons, to the permanent ownership of Smith. Wood County Judge Lucy Hebron read a proclamation recognizing Juma for her service and duty to the county for the past two years.

K9 Officer Mata is a two-year old highly trained GSD with more skills than Juma. Funding for the trained K9 officer came from $13,500 in donations from Wood County citizens, mostly in precinct 2, and surrounding areas to K9Officer.Org, who accepted the charity donation to Wood County under Texas local government code 81.032. An additional $3,000 was raised from across the country. K9 Mata will continue advanced maintenance training in the future.

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 PLEASE SHARE THE BEAUTY OF THE WINNSBORO, TEXAS AREA.  THIS PROMOTIONAL VIDEO SOURCED UNDER OPEN RECORDS AND PUBLIC DOMAIN ACCESS AT YOUTUBE.COM; PROMOTED BY THE CITY OF WINNSBORO AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PAID FOR WITH PUBLIC FUNDS.   THE OFFICIAL CITY OF WINNSBORO WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT WWW.CITYOFWINNSBORO.ORG.

Wood County Area.  It's  East Texas.  

Wood County has a population of 45,000 plus

and Market Trade Area of 250,000 in an eight county contiguous radius census tract.

the East Texas area of  Wood, Smith, Hopkins and Franklin, counties.  

Over 90 named Lakes / Bodies of water, Dining, Shopping, Great Living.

It's Proximity:   The Wood County Area is Rural yet is close enough

to major metropolitan. areas of the Dallas / Ft. Worth (85 Miles) Area and Tyler (40 miles). 

It's just A tank away for a day!

 It's laid back at a different pace than many suburban cities crawling with traffic, smog and lines.

It's Shovel Ready for Measured Growth.

Planned Potential.  Good Folks.  

                                  In the Right

                                          Corner 

                                          of Texas.

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TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION (2ND EXTENDED)  HEARINGS ON TUESDAY - HOW TO MAKE INPUT

OFFICIAL MEETING NOTICE HERE (CLICK)

    HB 28 Relating to curriculum, materials, and activities in public schools.

   SB 2 Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex.

   SB 3 Relating to civics training programs for certain public school social studies teachers and principals, parental access to certain learning management systems, and certain curriculum in public schools, including certain instructional requirements and prohibitions.

      SB 9 Relating to requiring public schools to provide instruction and materials and adopt policies relating to the prevention of child abuse, family violence, and dating violence.
     SB 15 Relating to virtual and off-campus electronic instruction at a public school, the satisfaction of teacher certification requirements through an internship teaching certain virtual courses, and the allotment for certain special-purpose school districts under the Foundation School .

TO CONTACT YOUR ELECTED STATE OFFICIALS,  GO HERE
https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home

TO READ A CURRENT BILL TEXT VERSION, SEARCH FOR BILL HERE BY BILL NUMBER:
https://capitol.texas.gov/billlookup/billnumber.aspx
THIS IS THE 87(2) 2021 SESSION.

HOW THIS WORKS:  Proposed bills (introduced versions) usually

* first go through committee hearings, * then edits are incorporated into the engrossed versions, and eventually

*voted on in the House and Senate, then

* go to the Governor for signing or veto.

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

WINNSBORO CITY MEETS TONIGHT:  COUNCIL  TO CONSIDER DROUGHT PLAN UPDATE & WATER RESTRICTIONS, FINES. 

DELEGATING DECISION TO CITY ADMIN (AND NOT MAYOR) TO CALL A DROUGHT WITHOUT THE TRIGGER OF THE STATE KBDI DROUGHT INDEX 

The next City Council  Meeting  is slated for September 27, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. The council is slated to consider the following items.  Click on the words below for the links to the documents:

Proposed Drought Plan.

(click here).

Full Agenda for 9/27/2021

Proposed Budget click here for 9/27/2021

Proposed Tax Rate Increase Documents

“Any person who violates this Plan is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $200. Each day that one or more of the provisions in this Plan is violated shall constitute a separate offense. If a person is convicted of three or more distinct violations of this Plan, the City Administrator shall, upon due notice to the customer, be authorized to discontinue water service to the premises where such violations occur. Services discontinued under such circumstances shall be restored only upon payment of a re-connection charge, hereby established at $30, and any other costs incurred by the City of Winnsboro in discontinuing service. In addition, suitable assurance must be given to the City Administrator that the same action shall not be repeated while the Plan is in effect. Compliance with this plan may also be sought through injunctive relief in the district court.”

In another section it reads, "

“Any person, including a person classified as a water customer of the City of Winnsboro, in apparent control of the property where a violation occurs or originates shall be presumed to be the violator, and proof that the violation occurred on the person's property shall constitute a rebuttable presumption that the person in  apparent control of the property committed the violation, but any such person shall have the right to show that he/she did not commit the violation. Parents shall be presumed to be responsible for violations of their minor children and proof that a violation, committed by a child, occurred on property within the parents control shall constitute a rebuttable presumption that t e parent committed the violation, but any such parent may be excused if he/she proves that he/she had previously directed the child not to use the water as it was used in violation of this Plan and that the parent could not have reasonably known of the violation.”

{Read the Full Document at the enclosed link}.

According to TCR&P research and staff experience, the “Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is an index used to determining forest fire potential. The drought index is based on a daily water balance, where a drought factor is balanced with precipitation and soil moisture (assumed to have a maximum storage capacity of 8-inches) and is expressed in hundredths of an inch of soil moisture depletion.”

Most governmental entities in the state call for public drought measures using the KBDI numbers for measuring official drought data.

“The drought index ranges from 0 to 800, where a drought index of 0 represents no moisture depletion, and an index of 800 represents absolutely dry conditions.” 

The current drought index has increased for the east Texas area over the last few weeks.  Reader may locate the data here:  

​https://twc.tamu.edu/kbdi​​

FDA APPROVES PFIZER CV19 VACCINE

[HEALTH NEWS - WHITEOAK, MD]

FDA NEWS RELEASE
FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health
August 23, 2021: FDA approves Comirnaty (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA), which was previously known as Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older.
For Immediate Release:
August 23, 2021
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of a third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals.
“The FDA’s approval of this vaccine is a milestone as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. While this and other vaccines have met the FDA’s rigorous, scientific standards for emergency use authorization, as the first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine, the public can be very confident that this vaccine meets the high standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality the FDA requires of an approved product,” said Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D. “While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated. Today’s milestone puts us one step closer to altering the course of this pandemic in the U.S.”

Since Dec. 11, 2020, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has ... [click to continue reading or print the entire press release.]

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