Mar 31, 2009 | News 8 Austin
Phone service knocked out in 3 area communities
According to the Capital Area Council of Governments, all telephone service in the Thrall, Thorndale and San Gabriel area is out at this time.
Phone service restored in 3 area communities
According to the Capital Area Council of Governments, all telephone service in the Thrall, Thorndale and San Gabriel area is back up and working.
Due to a cut fiber, phone service is out in the Thrall, Thorndale and San Gabriel area, and an estimated time of restoration is not yet know.
An 18-year-old Thorndale High School senior was killed Friday night when he was struck by a pickup while walking home near the edge of FM 486, a mile north of Thorndale.
More Than 40 Lawmakers Sign Letter Asking CMS To Reverse Decision On...
Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Colorectal Cancer Article Date: 18 Mar 2009 - 4:00 PDT More than 40 members of Congress have signed a letter asking CMS to reverse its tentative decision to end Medicare coverage for virtual colonoscopies, or CT colonographies, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Texas ranchers and farmers struggle in drought
Austin Brown II kicked the sandy dirt near a feedlot with his spurred boot and surveyed the land his family has ranched for three generations.
In his January Climatic Bulletin , published earlier this month, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon documented Texas's "extraordinarily dry" and "unseasonably warm" January -- and warned of more months ...
Former Thrall mayor helped bring public services to small town
For nearly two decades, James Dvorak led the tiny town of Thrall, where being mayor sometimes meant picking up a shovel to fix a leaky city pipe.
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Three of the five Matagorda County school districts - Bay City, Palacios and Tidehaven - said farewell to retiring superintendents and hello to new administrators filling their positions in 2008.
Church tour offers look at historical architecture
The Taylor Conservation and Heritage Society shared a dose of Blackland culture in a tour of nine churches with congregations more than 90 years old Dec.
The following children are celebrating birthdays this month: Guy Dylan Guy of Elgin will turn 1 Sunday and will celebrate Saturday along with his birthday buddy, his Grandpa Bennie, with a party at home with ...