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Older adults and people with disabilities who are on Medicaid (and their authorized representatives) should be on the lookout for important notices from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) about their Medicaid renewal.

LOOK OUT BROADWAY

Case backlog shrinking, still looms large

The city of San Marcos needs volunteers to take on several open positions on a variety of boards and commissions.

DEAR ABBY: Twelve years ago, my son “Will” married “Mara.” They dated in high school, wound up at the same college and eloped during their freshman year (way too young). In spite of their somewhat rocky relationship over the years, Mara and I always got along well. She became the daughter I never had, and she referred to me as “my other mom” when introducing me to her friends.

The Brazosport Independent School District is always in need of more teachers — and for a long time, it wasn’t able to find enough.

Sept. 16 vs Jackson State, 6 p.m.

Canaries were historically used in coal mines to provide an early warning of dangerous gases. The CNBC rankings, where Texas continues to fall, should be viewed in a similar light.

Detectives initially suggest death appears suspicious, seek public’s help

Junior Fire Academy Sparkles

An unrelenting stretch of blistering days amid an ongoing heat wave has put this summer on track to be one of Texas’ most extreme, weather data shows.

Say What! (Students, Adults, and Youth Working Hard Against Tobacco), a program of the Texas School Safety Center (Tx-SSC) at Texas State University, will welcome more than 300 grade 6-12 students from throughout the state to the Texas Tobacco- Free Conference, July 23-26, at the Double Tree by Hilton in Austin.