The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

AUSTIN – In a victory for the State of Texas and consumers nationwide affected by financial companies prioritizing ideological “environmental, social, and corporate governance” (“ESG”) considerations over purely financial factors, S&P Global Ratings announced it would no longer publish new ESG credit indicators or update outstanding ESG credit indicators. This follows numerous efforts by Texas’s Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) to combat the ESG investment doctrine that aims to weaponize the financial sector for ideological goals related to environmental extremism, racial and gender identity politics, and more.

MADISON COUNTY– Beginning Tuesday, August 15th, TxDOT crews will convert both the north and southbound intersections of SH 75 with the IH 45 frontage road in Madison County to all-way stop intersections. This work will include the installation of stop signs on SH 75, modifications to the existing overhead flashing beacon, and new pavement markings.

The following information was released to the public by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department via their Facebook page on March 25 Traffic stops: 62 Arrests: 6 Calls for Service: 63 The following calls listed are only calls the Sheriff’s Office believes are of interest to the public. The listed calls do not reflect the entire workload that our Deputies respond to or Initiate, each and every day.

Did you Know: If you are enrolled in The VA Health care system that you the Veteran are authorized 3 free visits to the ER a year.? COMMUNITY EMERGENCY CARE VA has three legal authorities under which emergency treatment in a community facility may be paid: To use this benefit, the following must be true: You must be enrolled in the VA health care system or have a qualifying exemption from enrollment. A VA health care facility or other federal facility with the capability to provide the necessary emergency services must not be feasibly available* to provide the emergency treatment.

Since we live in Texas we are always confronted with the possibility of a hot and dry summer. The rainfall we experienced during the winter and spring months was certainly a blessing. There are many things that we can do to lessen the impact of drought in our area. The most important thing we can all do is pray for rain. Until those prayers are answered, the best option we have is to practice conservation.