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The Taylor City Council will hold the two required public hearings on increasing their pay in consecutive fashion. At the July 27 meeting, council members voted 3-2 to increase their own stipends from $25 to $1,000 per month and to $1,500 per month for the mayor’s position.

District starts school rezoning process HUTTO – With new schools on the horizon, Hutto Independent School District has begun looking at the process for rezoning school boundaries. The rezoning will start with middle schools to account for the opening of Gus Almquist Middle School in August 2024, but Henry Gideon, assistant superintendent of operations, wants to begin the process for the two new elementary schools and the new high school as well.

Registration is now open for Taylor Independent School District’s popular and informative ambassador program. Participants meet one day each month, September through March, for an indepth look at the Taylor public schools.

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The Taylor Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place during a burglary Aug. 11.

With hot, dry weather anticipated for the coming weeks, the Taylor Fire Department gave the International Barbecue Cook-off an updated fire prevention plan. The cook-off is scheduled for Saturday, Aug.

HUTTO – The Hutto Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name Dr. Raúl Peña as lone finalist for district superintendent. The announcement came at a special- called meeting Aug. 10 at the Administration Building Board Room, 200 College Street.

The 14th Annual Amazing Women event was held at the Dickey-Givens Community Center Sunday, July 16. This was a testimonial event where three Amazing Women honorees shared stories of their life challenges and how their faith guided them as they entered a storm, were in a storm and were just getting out of a storm.

Deliberately Diverse represents the individual thoughts and opinions of a group of Taylor friends who almost never completely agree about anything but enjoy diverse discussions in our beloved community. Today’s column represents the thoughts and opinions of The Reverend Terry Pierce, vicar of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Taylor.

Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, Aug. 9, e-edition of the Taylor Press.

A controversial amendment to the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan’s land-use designation for a parcel on the east side received approval from the Taylor City Council Thursday. At the regular meeting Aug.

Whether or not to move “Gender Queer: a Memoir” by Maia Kobabe from the young adult section in the Taylor Public Library was the main agenda item for library’s advisory board meeting Aug. 8.

A controversial plan to boost council members’ stipends will be revisited again next week in two back-to-back public hearings at 5:30 and 6 p.m. Aug.

A pipeline has been formed that is designed to make plumbing a more attractive career path for young students. S&D Plumbing and Coppera Plumbing and Commercial Services reached agreements with the Department of Labor to be able to offer pre-apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships at local high schools.