Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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The Hood County Appraisal District is delaying sending out tax bills to the taxpayers in the county.

The Granbury City Council voted unanimously at its regular meeting on Oct. 3, to extend the city’s current development ban within the central, western, and eastern corporate city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Single-family homeowners can now maintain their own septic systems upon completion of one of three qualifying classes, following a 3-1 vote from the Hood County Commissioners Court on Sept. 26.

In 1981, the first national domestic violence toll-free hotline was established. Two years later, Congress passed Law 101-112, which officially designated October as domestic violence awareness month according to the Texas Council on Family Violence.

Voter Registration Deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 10. Texas law requires eligible voters to register by the 30 th before Election Day. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. The last day to apply for a ballot …

The Granbury ISD School Board has placed on the November ballot two separate propositions; a $151 million dollar bond election and a Voter Approved Tax Rate Election (VATRE). If passed, funds generated by the bond would go toward building a new elementary school, updating, and refurbishing the existing grade and middle schools, purchasing 30 new school buses, a new bus barn on the north side of town, and security improvements for all campuses.

The Hood County Commissioners Court discussed the advantages and disadvantages in potentially adopting a new parliamentary procedure during its regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 26.

Garrett Wiginton received certification from the Law Enforcement Command Officer Program in August, becoming the 52nd officer in the state to receive this certification.

During a regularly scheduled city council meeting on Sept. 19, Mayor Jim Jarratt announced that Jeff Newpher, City Council Communications Manager, graduated from an extensive program at Texas Christian University.

During a regularly scheduled city council meeting on September 19, the council discussed Senate Bill 2038 that passed the senate in April and recently went into effect on September 1. The bill allows release of an area from a municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction also known as an ETJ, by petition or election to the city.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held by the Granbury City Council at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday October 3, 2023 at Granbury City Hall, 116 W. Bridge St., …

Jeff Law is coming back to Hood County to serve again after he was named the new Chief Appraiser for the Hood County Appraisal District on Sept. 7. Law is taking the place of Eddie Roe after his resignation in May.

At a regularly scheduled Granbury City Council meeting, the council voted to approve the 2024 fiscal budget set at $69 million with a passing of 4-1 that is set to start October 1 of 2023.

U.S. Congressman TX-25 Roger Williams stopped by Granbury to connect with small business owners and talk about what he is doing to serve the state while working in Washington D.C.

The Hood County Commissioners Court voted to rescind the donation of two bronze statues during its regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 12, following a final ruling from the Texas Historical …

The city of Granbury is no longer under mandatory water restrictions following the city’s implementation of a voluntary Stage 1 Water Conservation on Sept. 11.

Rep. Williams Issues Statement on Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) issued the following statement on Tuesday …

On Nov. 7, Texans will have the opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment — Proposition 14 — that will create the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund. The fund will help secure new …

The Board of Directors met in a special meeting to discuss applicants for the chief appraiser’s position, vacant since the resignation of Eddie Roe in May.  The Board unanimously approved the hiring of Jeff Law

The city of Granbury has experienced a few challenges this summer, like the announcement of Stage 2 Water Conservation on Aug. 11, and the city network becoming compromised on July 30. But the …

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