Area News

Sales tax holidays for water-efficient and ENERGY STAR products set for May 23-25

(AUSTIN) – As Texas businesses slowly reopen their doors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding families and businesses that they can save on the purchase of certain water- and energyefficient products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays.

COVID-19 Roundup

The following news announcements are mainly from the Office of Gov. Greg Abbott and the Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (texasattorneygeneral.gov). They have been summarized for space considerations, but the full press releases are available at the respective websites.

Groesbeck Graduation to be held this Friday

Groesbeck ISD will host a private graduation ceremony on this Fri. May 22 to honor the class of 2020. Many precautions will be taken and guidelines must be followed to conduct a successful ceremony. This is a ticket only event. Each graduate gets a total of six tickets: two for the field and four for the stands. The four guest tickets for the stands have arrival times printed on them. Please adhere to that for your safety and the safety of the others around you. No other people will be permitted entry.

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