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Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 11-13

State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100.

Understanding AMBER Alerts

This week’s AMBER Alert involving the runaway from Royse City generated a lot of questions and confusion regarding the issuing of the AMBER Alert.

The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth

At the stroke of midnight, prayers were answered as all enslaved people in the Confederate States were declared legally free.