🌱 How new state incentive money could boost Hallettsville ISD teacher pay
Hallettsville, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Hallettsville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How new state incentive money could boost Hallettsville ISD teacher pay
- Hallettsville’s own Jorian Wilson earns Freshman All-America baseball honors
- How FCC fee crackdowns already cost Hallettsville’s KTXM its license
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 75.
- Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Texas awards $750M to teachers through incentive program (crossroadstoday.com) — Teachers in Hallettsville ISD are now eligible for a share of Texas’ $750 million Teacher Incentive Allotment, which rewards classroom performance and student growth. The state-approved system means local educators can qualify for significant pay boosts, as part of a broader $1.8 billion investment in teacher incentives since 2019. 
2. Partida, Wilson named Freshman All-Americans (fox44news.com) — A Hallettsville native is making waves in college baseball, as Texas A&M outfielder Jorian Wilson earned Freshman All-America honors from Perfect Game after a strong debut season. Alongside standout third baseman Nico Partida, Wilson’s power hitting and speed helped anchor the Aggies’ lineup and added to his All-SEC Freshman Team recognition.
3. Texas FM Faces FCC License Threat Over Unpaid Fees. (insideradio.com) — Hallettsville gets a brief mention as the home of KTXM 99.9 FM, one of several Texas stations whose licenses were revoked after owners failed to pay federal regulatory fees. The story explains how the FCC is increasingly using license cancellations to collect overdue payments and details the amounts owed by several broadcasters across the state.
4. Marian Blanche Meinert Gindler (gonzalesinquirer.com) — Hallettsville is noted as the birthplace of Marian Blanche Meinert Gindler, who passed away peacefully on June 2 at the age of 97. Her family remembers a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, with a private burial planned in La Grange and memorial donations suggested to Scouting America’s Camp Green Dickson or First Methodist Church in Gonzales.
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Schulenburg Public Library
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Dinomite Day at the Library →
Weimar Public Library, 1 Jackson Square, Weimar
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Movie Night
Schulenburg Public Library
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Mike Stroup, Annie Rost and Glenn Renfro
Schulenburg Public Library
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Free Chess Lessons
Schulenburg Public Library
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Shiner ISD Board Meeting
Shiner H S Shiner, TX 77984
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Lego Robotics
Schulenburg Public Library
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Magic in the Library with Bronson Chadwick →
Weimar Public Library, 1 Jackson Square, Weimar
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Midnight Wranglers at Cistern Country Store →
Cistern Country Store, 12604 State Hwy 95, Flatonia
7:00 pm
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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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