The Falls County Go Texan committee held its annual fundraiser and cook-off on Aug. 9 at the Westphalia Parish Hall, drawing a strong community turnout for food, fun, and fundraising.
The Marlin Parks Commission held a ceremony Tuesday to unveil the new Apple Sport Park sign at the corner of Anders and Ward streets.
In the final days of the 89th 2nd Called Special Session, the Texas House gave final passage to House Bill 8 (HB 8) with a key Senate amendment to restore the critical 8th-grade social studies test and US History end-of-course exam. HB 8, authored by House Public Education Chair Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado) and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston) is a priority bill of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows, and now heads to Governor Abbott’s desk. The bill eliminates the STAAR test and replaces it with three shorter supportive assessments while restoring annual A–F public school accountability ratings and protecting taxpayers from lawfare against the state’s accountability system.
Marlin ISD planned to celebrate the signing of their Lone Star Finalist, Dr. Brandon Hubbard, as Superintendent on Saturday, Sept. 6, but the deal fell through due to contract negotiations in the 11th hour. Instead, the Marlin ISD Board and TEA Conservator Rudy Trevino held a special meeting to determine how to move forward.
