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🌱 Why Decatur police backed away from the controversial 287(g) program

Decatur, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Decatur police backed away from the controversial 287(g) program
  • How Decatur-area ranches are copying bison to heal their land

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 93, low: 74.
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Department withdraws pursuit of 287(g) program (wcmessenger.com) — Decatur Police Department has dropped its request to join ICE’s 287(g) task force program after community pushback and a divided city council discussion. Chief Delvon Campbell said he didn’t want a narrowly split vote or added division, and pledged officers will keep focusing on public safety while Wise County’s existing 287(g) agreement at the jail remains in place.
   

• Biomimicry in agriculture: Nature inspires farming innovation (agdaily.com) — Ranchers near Decatur are part of a national push to copy nature’s own systems to improve agriculture, using bison-style grazing patterns to build healthier soils and better water infiltration. The story also explores ant-inspired water management and cow-like composting methods, showing how biomimicry could help producers boost resilience while reducing chemical use and waste.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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