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A multinational tech company investing close to $200 billion in Taylor took another step forward and gave $1 million to local nonprofits this week, officials said. On Friday, Aug.

Austin 1st grade THJ Students and teachers are back together for another year of learning. School has started for all districts in the area and students are showing off their style.

At the regular meeting for the Taylor Independent School District Aug. 15, the board voted 7-0 to set a tax rate of $1.2854 per $100 valuation of properties, lowering the rate from years past. In addition, the board opted to not take advantage of three additional disaster pennies that would have been permitted by the state for this fiscal year due to Winter Storm Uri.

Residents concerned about manufactured homes being allowed in residential areas gave the Taylor City Council an earful during a discussion about reimagining the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan. Officials countered that rising house prices and an increasing population mean other types of affordable housing must be allowed, including manufactured housing.

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What is a day in the life like for City Manager and Director of Development Services Tom Yantis? How has it been to help Samsung Austin Semiconductor come to Taylor? What can I do if I need to build a fence that is higher than the local ordinance allows? These were just a few of the questions Yantis answered in last Monday’s livestream of “Taylor Talk with Jason Hennington,” the publisher of Taylor Press.

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Pregnancy and hunger children Dear Editor, There is a movement concerning feeding hungry children. But there is one subject being left out of the equation, and that is human sexuality.

TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St.

There will be food, dances, games and items to bid next month in Granger. On Sept.

Have you heard about using drip irrigation as a method of watering your garden? The Green Thumbs Up Gardening Program is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

A 4-H open house is on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

HERITAGE SQUARE FARMERS MARKET The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St.

she would transport strays to the vet to be spayed or neutered at her own expense before either keeping them or returning them to their feral homes. Her heart was full of love for the creatures with whom we share this planet, and she did more than most to ease the suffering of animals in need.