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Following the end of GOV Abbott's mandate, the local school district here in Comal County, TX (Comal ISD), has voted to make masks in the classroom optional. The School Board voted 5-2 for this measure. The blow-back against the board has impacted me personally -- I'll leave it at that. At any rate, the leftists started a petition at Change.org to reverse this decision. In response, a petition was started to show support for the board. As of this writing, the pro-mask mandate is ahead 2,065 to 563 (they did have a head-start). These numbers certainly don't reflect the local...

Cuellar files for office Times staff reports Former state representative Henry Cuellar announced his filing for candidacy for the new 28th Congressional District, Monday. In a press release issued by his campaign headquarters, Cuellar announced his decision to run for the Democratic nomination in the March 9 primaries. He filed with state Democratic Party headquarters in Austin Sunday afternoon. The newly created congressional district is made up of Atascosa, Frio, Guadalupe, La Salle, McMullen, Wilson, Zapata and part of Bexar, Comal and Webb counties. "As a state representative for 14 years, I fought to bring improved funding for education, healthcare...

FREIHEIT, Texas - Have Nose. Will Travel. That sums up Barbara Emmerson's job. She's one of two so-called Nasal Rangers at the Comal County, Texas, Landfill. They stop at specific locations and take a big whiff. The Nasal Rangers are part of an effort to control yucky odors emanating from the landfill. They say it can be a little embarrassing when they tell others about the unusual job. The Rangers have office duties at the landfill as well. But Emmerson says sticking her nose in the air is the satisfying part of the work. She says she wants to help...