🌱 How Sweeny ISD found money to give staff raises
Sweeny, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Sweeny! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Sweeny ISD found money to give staff raises
Also on today's calendar: Juneteenth Reading of General Order No. 3 and 5 more events.
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📰 News we're reading
• Sweeny ISD shuffles money to fund raises (thefacts.com) — Sweeny ISD has approved a new 2026–27 compensation plan that redirects savings to boost staff pay, aiming to keep more teachers and employees in local schools. Trustees reviewed the proposal from Human Resources Director Chris Kocurek, with changes expected to cost about $180,000 while prioritizing retention across the district. 
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Juneteenth and General Order No. 3 →
Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site, 10510 FM524, Brazoria
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Juneteenth Reading of General Order No. 3 →
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🗓 Events Nearby
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No Name Festival
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No-Name Cook Off
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June Out With Pride — Brazoria County Pride →
Casa Tequila Tex Mex & Bar, 203 Parking Way St, Lake Jackson
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West Columbia Civic Center, 512 E Brazos Ave, West Columbia
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🗞 Nearby News
Brazoria
- Microsoft Adds 260 MW of Solar Capacity from MN8 Energy Across U.S. Power Markets (esgnews.com)
- 2 Newsletter: Multiple teen shootings across Houston raise concerns as summer begins (click2houston.com)
- Brazoria County passes resolution outlining requirements for future data centers (houstonpublicmedia.org)
Lake Jackson
- Dow begins notifying 4,500 workers about impending layoffs (kfdm.com)
Angleton
- West Nile virus detected in Brazoria County and Pearland mosquitoes (cw39.com)
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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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