Thursday, Smith, vice president of policy Big Tex will be lonelier azon would build in 2021 a Amarillo. 2 August 27, 2020 The McGregor Mirror and advocacy for Raise Your but perhaps slimmer this year 1 million square-foot fulfill- Pop singer Rihanna paid a TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Houston announced plans to Hand Texas, wrote, “Enroll- as the State Fair of Texas plans ment center in the Dallas- surprise visit last week, stop- buy 16,000 iPads for almost ing your student in your public for a virtual event instead of a Fort Worth metroplex sub- ping by the Cadillac Ranch State Capital $3.1 million. The Texas Edu- school ensures they still have midway packed with people urb, bringing 500 jobs to to spray-paint an obscen- cation Agency’s statewide ini- access to the best-prepared and deep-fried Twinkies. the city of 26,000. Amazon ity about President Trump on tiative, Operation Connectiv- teachers, access to the best re- Fair organizers are still also is planning in Forney a one of the 10 vehicles buried ity, will pay half the cost. sources and systems designed trying to generate some virtu- 200,000-square-foot delivery nose-down in the unusual Gov. Greg Abbott also an- to help meet the needs of all al fun, announcing decidedly station, which is anticipated public art installation. No one nounced the TEA had obtained students, and, whenever we different arts, crafts and cook- to open later this year. independently confirmed see- more than 1 million personal can all get back to a more nor- ing contests. The four virtual “Bringing a transcendent ing the international singing devices and internet WiFi mal in-school experience, ac- arts and crafts contests are for company such as Amazon to sensation in Amarillo, but she hotspots as part of the initia- cess to all the other things we face masks, sidewalk chalk Forney is a huge step for our posted the photos to her Ins- tive. The effort is financed by miss — sports, arts, academic, art, nail art and a decorated community,” Forney Mayor tagram page, which has 98.1 a previously announced $200 extracurricular, and other of- mantel or shelf. The three Mary Penn said. million followers. million allocation of Corona- ferings only provided by our cooking contests are for cake Her message did not HIGHLIGHTS virus Aid, Relief, and Eco- public schools.” decorating, cookie decorat- THAT’LL BE “shine bright like a diamond” By Chris Cobler nomic Security Act funding ing and mini butter sculpture. THE DAY with the president’s support- to the TEA and matched by MEAN GREEN Because the cooking contest Texas music is a cure for ers. Ronny Jackson, the for- School year brings school districts. It will ensure WELCOMING TEAM can’t be tasted this year, en- what ails most anything. mer White House physician an Apple for that students attending a Texas Meanwhile, college stu- tries will be judged on their With this prescription in who is running for Congress public school will have both a dents across Texas moved appearance. mind, the Texas Music Office in the 13th District, tweeted in students, too device and connection to the into residence halls with new Participants may enter encourages people to drive response that he had fixed her internet throughout the school social distancing protocols in their photo submissions for the Texas Music Trail through “art” by spray-painting over Students across Texas re- year and beyond, Abbott said. place. the virtual contests at Cre- the Panhandle Plains region. her message. turned to campuses last week In other tech-related news Amanda Lee, a resident ative.BigTex.com. Online You can download or stream The Cook Partisan Voting as schools and universities last week, Apple became the assistant at the University submissions will open Sept. the music office’s Spotify Index identifies the 13th as the scrambled to put into place first U.S. company to be val- of North Texas, encouraged 21 and run through Oct. 4. playlist. most Republican district in the new lesson plans that best ac- ued at $2 trillion. Mean Green students and Winners will be announced The first stop is the Bud- country, delivering 80 percent commodate a pandemic. their families arriving at the Oct. 9. dy Holly Center in Lubbock. of its vote to Trump in 2016. For many school districts, RAISE YOUR HAND dorms in Denton. Her advice: The center is celebrating the Jackson took note of this fact, this meant greatly expanding FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS “I would say that, even FROM ANTIQUES rock pioneers’s 84th birthday tweeting: “Next time you’re the technological resources of The Texas Association of though this year is going to be TO AMAZON from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 7. in Texas, don’t forget, THIS their students to support a mix School Boards endorsed via pretty different, I would still Forney, proclaimed by Other stops include the IS TRUMP COUNTRY!” of in-person and online edu- Twitter a column urging peo- say to put yourself out there.” the Legislature as the antique Woody Guthrie Folk Music Chris Cobler is a board cation. For example, Goose ple to keep supporting public capital of Texas, is getting a Center in Pampa, the Jimmy member and past president of Creek Consolidated Indepen- schools despite the pandemic. CALORIE-FREE thoroughly modern makeover. Dean Museum in Plainview the Freedom of Information dent School District east of In the column, Michelle DESSERTS Officials announced Am- and the Cadillac Ranch in Foundation of Texas.

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