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Bits of Local Black History

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Madison County was created from pieces of Grimes, Leon, and Walker Counties in 1853. There were several communities here with large Black populations, including Antioch, Connor, Concord, George. Greenbriar, North Zulch, Perry Hope, The Island, Rogers Prairie, Sand Prairie, Saw Prairie, Sweet Home, Pool Chapel, Rocky Hill, Cedar Creek, and Tanyard.
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Lawmaker calls for probe into $95 million lottery jackpot

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CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The Texas Lottery Commission and its former director are under scrutiny after they allegedly helped a single entity win a $95 million Lotto Texas Jackpot, the Houston Chronicle reported. Written testimony at a state legislative hearing last week from an attorney indicated an entity called Rook TX guaranteed it would win the jackpot by buying virtually every one of the nearly 26 million possible six-number combinations in the drawing, held in April 2023.
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Voucher bill passes Senate, arrives in House

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A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American- Statesman reported. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said he believes there are enough votes in that chamber to pass the legislation, which was defeated a half-dozen times in 2023 by a coalition of Democratic and rural Republican members.