The continuing federal shutdown means government food benefits provided to 3.5 million Texans could be cut off in November, The Texas Tribune reported. Of those affected, nearly half are children.

In conjunction with Madison County Museum’s current special exhibit, facts below come from a book entitled “The Men and Women in World War II from Madison County”. It resembles a school yearbook. Every entry includes several facts. Some families had more than one member in the service at the same time. All those named below had local connections. I understand it was compiled very soon after the war. There are some mistakes and some folks got left out.

MINGLE WITH KLINGLE The Illegal Aliens also began using Human medical treatment facilities and this of course drove up health care costs across the Nation. All hospitals were mandated to treat anyone, including the Illegal Aliens, whether they had the means to pay for those services or not.

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Early voting began Monday across Texas with voters deciding the fate of 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, as well as local races for city and school board, bond measures and tax proposals. The Houston Chronicle reported many of the propositions intend to lower property taxes for homeowners and businesses.

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Redrawing the state’s congressional maps has pulled in 114 Republican candidates across the state’s 38 districts with nearly two months left until the filing deadline, the Houston Chronicle reported. The Texas Legislature redrew the maps at the request of President Donald Trump in hopes of gaining five additional GOP seats.

Madison County Museum’s current exhibit is focused on locals who served or are serving in our military. In organizing it, I found a yellowed newspaper clipping which I quote next: “M/Sgt. Lawrence M. Grigory, 39, was one of the 13 members of the U.S. Air Force who was killed Saturday when two American tanker planes crashed over Normandy. The two U.S.A.F. KB29 aerial tanker planes collided in mid-air near St. Lo, France. Five of the crew members were injured and one was still missing at last reports.

Welcome to Fall! By the time you’re reading this, we will be closing out the first quarter of school and welcoming a full slate of exciting October events. We are incredibly grateful for the amazing community turnout at our recent family engagement events! Goodies with Grandparents was a huge success, with a record number of guests in attendance.

We have had a whirlwind start to the school year. It has been a start that included many last-minute changes to laws and regulations that public schools are expected to follow.

In last month’s newsletter, we introduced our foundational purpose: “NZISD: Cultivating an Environment That Inspires Learning.” This month, we’re taking a deep dive into the system most critical to that goal-the Learning system itself.

The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 congressional map are asking a panel of three federal judges to block using the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the March midterms.