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Golden 50 - 2022

Nonnie Barton,
Fayette County Record, LaGrange

Golden 50 - 2021

2021 Golden 50 honoree Charles Moser, 
Banner Press, Brenham, 
Moser Community Newspapers, Brenham

Week of Oct. 10 - 14

Texans urged to get flu shot
Flu season is underway, and health officials are urging Texans to get their vaccinations as soon as possible, since it takes about two weeks for the shot to take effect.

Week of Oct. 3 - 7

State sends resources to Florida
 
Texas has deployed state resources to Florida to assist in response and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the devastation caused last week by Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States in the past decade.

Week of Sept. 26-30

Speaker opposes drive to end tenure

Newsmakers

Promotions, new hires and other staff changes reported in the September 2022 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

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Obituaries published in the September 2022 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

Week of July 11 - 15

TEA releases STAAR results for grades 3-8
 
The Texas Education Agency has released the 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
Results for grades 3-8, which showed across-the-board improvements in all grades and subjects, with especially significant gains in reading.

UT offers discounted ISOJ registration for TPA members

The 23rd International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) is scheduled April 1 and 2 at the University of Texas at Austin and online.
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, which hosts the annual event, is offering a discounted registration rate of $100 (regular fee is $250) for in-person attendance to any staff member of a TPA member publication.
This year’s conference includes panels on new models for local news, the growth of nonprofit journalism, diversity in newsrooms, revenue diversification, audio journalism and more.

March primary blues …

I sure hope the March primaries were better for you than they were for me. No, I’m not talking about the poor field of candidates and the lack of real statesmen out there. I’m still looking for that man or woman who cares more about me and other Texans in this state than in their own self-serving needs. I mean when you have a very high-ranking elected state official saying we need to sacrifice our elderly during COVID so we can all go to Walmart to boost the economy, there’s something seriously wrong with the state leaders of the 21st Century.

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