Texas Tuition Promise Fund deadline July 31

Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns at 2021-22 prices in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund®, the state’s prepaid college tuition program. Newborns are children younger than 1 year of age at the time of enrollment.

LISD offering free meals

Lingleville ISD will be offering free breakfast and lunches to all students in the coming school year under the community Eligibility Provision.

Fishing Report

BROWNWOOD GOOD. Water slightly stained; 84-87 degrees; 4.61 feet low. Bass fair to good with catches up to eight pounds on shaky heads, crankbaits and jigs in the stick ups and between docks. Topwater will work early and late in the day. Crappie are excellent with catches up to 1.

Fenceline Chatter

Drought and trees explained Texas has already seen extreme heat and very little rain, with the trend predicted to continue. What can stress a tree? “Most trees usually die from a combination of different stresses,” said Courtney Blevins, Texas A&M Forest Service urban forester.

Crop Report

Late-season sorghum has been a consideration for Texas growers stymied by drought so far, but the risks appear higher than the reward, especially in South Texas, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service report. Calvin Trostle, Ph.D.