This Week in Texas: Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Posted March 13, 2018 in The Mignon Memo

Early Voting is underway!

Early voting started Tuesday, February 20, 2018 and ends Friday, March 02, 2018. Primary Election Day is March 6, 2018. During early voting, you can vote at any polling location in your county. On election day, you may have to vote at a specific polling location. Locate your polling location here: https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do.

Voting in the primary election is crucial. 64 candidates who win their primaries will face no major-party opposition in the general election. Of those 64 primary winners, 19 will be Republicans and 45 will be Democrats. For these races, THE race is March 6th. GO VOTE! To read more…

Paup to the Texas Water Development Board.

Governor Abbott has appointed Brooke Paup to the Texas Water Development Board. For the last four years, Paup has served as the director of legislative affairs for Comptroller Hegar. TWDB oversees planning and provides financial and technical assistance for the responsible development of water for the State of Texas. To read more…

New to the Texas Transportation Commission.

Governor Abbott has appointed former San Angelo Mayor Alvin New to the Texas Transportation Commission. In his first Commission meeting, New said he looks forward to working with everyone on getting food, fuel, and fiber to the population centers of Texas. The Transportation Commission oversees the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). To read more…

Only in Austin…

Feeling cheesy? Hyde Park is home to Antonelli’s Cheese Shop on Duval Street where self-proclaimed cheesemongers John and Kendall Antonelli share their love of cheese. Antonelli’s stocks Texas-made varieties from goat farms of the Hill Country and cattle farms out on the Plains. To read more…