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BOOE ROOFING NEW OWNERS Knox County couple Keith and Maggie Booe (shown here with their youngest family members) recently purchased Booe Commercial Roofing, Inc. | COURTESY PHOTO

BOOE ROOFING NEW OWNERS Knox County couple Keith and Maggie Booe (shown here with their youngest family members) recently purchased Booe Commercial Roofing, Inc. | COURTESY PHOTO

Booe Roofing: new generation, new owners, same great business

Kodie Fairchild |
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Body KeithandMaggieBooe have officially purchased the former Booe Commercial Roofing, in a move announced in a Facebook post in early January.Modifying the business’s name to Booe Roofing, the owners promise to continue great business.
RILEY RODRIGUEZ FOR TEXAS STATE SENATE A Knox County native, Rodriguez recently announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket forTexas State Senate in District 28. | COURTESY PHOTO

RILEY RODRIGUEZ FOR TEXAS STATE SENATE A Knox County native, Rodriguez recently announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket forTexas State Senate in District 28. | COURTESY PHOTO

Knox native running for Texas State Senate

Staff Reports
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Body Riley Rodriquez of Abilene, Texas, officially announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket for Texas State Senate in District 28, which covers the counties of Lubbock, Taylor, Tom Green, a substantial part of Wichita, and the many rural counties in between.
State sales tax revenue

State sales tax revenue

State sales tax revenue totaled $4.3B in December

Staff Reports
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Body AUSTIN — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.3 billion in December 2025, 5.7 percent more than in December 2024. The majority of December sales tax revenue is based on sales made in November and remitted to the agency in December.

Knox notes

News Staff
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Body FMC Youth GroupMUNDAY The First Methodist Church-Munday has scheduled their Youth Group. All community youth are invited to attend the group, which will be held every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Heirloom marshmallows

Heirloom marshmallows

Heirloom marshmallows

Angelina L
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Body HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOWScan also be used as a dessert all on their own or served on a plate with a drizzle of chocolate sauce and topped with strawberries or cherries.
NEW LAW Senate Bill 8 from the regular session will require sheriffs in counties that operate a jail to formally cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and carry out certain immigration enforcement actions under the so-called 287(g) program. | TEXAS TRIBUNE/COURTESY CHARLES REED/U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

NEW LAW Senate Bill 8 from the regular session will require sheriffs in counties that operate a jail to formally cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and carry out certain immigration enforcement actions under the so-called 287(g) program. | TEXAS TRIBUNE/COURTESY CHARLES REED/U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

New laws taking effect in Texas in January

Texas Tribune
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Body Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state’s education system, law enforcement, taxes and more.Over 800 laws from this year’s regular legislative session already took effect on Sept.
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