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Clovis A. and Louise Biggs Martin
Clovis, Louise and Barbara Ann Martin not quite two years old left Goldthwaite, Texas, where Clovis was a butcher in the Piggly Wiggly Store moving to Atlanta, Texas in January 1937.
Candidates discuss topics important to House District 1
Texas House District 1 continues to heat up as ads pop up around town, on the internet and mailboxes fill up with postcards asking for your support and attacking their opponents. There have been opportunities to learn more about the candidates through events like the “Coffee with the Candidates” through the East Texas Republican Women and the “Potatoes and Politics” forum that happened mid-January through the Republican Party of Cass County. Amid the talking points discussing US politics and greater Texas, HD 1 candidates discuss what they believe is important to this district and Cass County.
Linden utility rate adjustments
In 2023, the City of Linden partnered with Kopke & Associates Incorporated to generate a utility rate study for our water and sewer systems. A utility rate study is a best practice which reviews staffing, debt, operation/maintenance, capital improvements and equipment needs of utility systems. To review the complete City of Linden Water and Sewer Rate Study 2023, please go to www. lindentx.gov or visit City Hall.
Gov.Abbott campaigns for Spencer in Texarkana
On February 6, 2024, a meet-and-greet was held in Texarkana with Governor Greg Abbott in support of Texas House candidate and Republican Chris Spencer. The campaign appearance was arranged by Spencer’s team and was held at the Texarkana Convention Center inside the Hilton Inn and Suites at 1:30 p.m. Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe began the event by introducing Republican candidate Chris Spencer to the room. Chris Spencer addressed his supporters briefly before introducing Texas’s Governor, Greg Abbott.