School bells will soon ring for the last time for five District #429 employees who will be retiring at the end of the school year. Those employees are Marsha Streicher, Connie Leake, Rose Pulliam, Doris Petri and Janet Mehn. Marsha Streicher has devoted thirty-two years as a teacher and three years as teaching assistant to the school community. Streicher began her career in District #429 in 1978 ...

AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry wouldn’t say Friday whether there is too much unfinished business at the Texas Legislature to adjourn next week as scheduled. His record the last 13 years says lawmakers aren’