WC Texas News

City of Brownwood approves 2.36% decrease in general fund for upcoming year

By Elle Johnson | Oct 22, 2020

The City of Brownwood has released its budget totals document for fiscal year 2021, with the general fund decreased by 2.36% to $17.2 million.

Northeast Texas Economic Development District to receive $550,000 in revolving loan funds

By Elle Johnson | Aug 28, 2020

The Economic Development Administration will provide $18.6 million in CARES Act funding to 12 economic development agencies across Texas – including Northeast Texas – to provide assistance grants to small businesses to help them survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

Critic writes that renewable energy companies are costing Texans billions of dollars for unreliable electricity source

By Elle Johnson | Apr 26, 2020

While the rise of wind-farm generated electricity in Texas is making headlines and being celebrated by people throughout the renewable energy industry, others warn that this development has cost Texans billions of dollars and endangered the reliability of the state's electric grid.

Beyond the Metroplex, North Texas counties issue stay-home orders in response to coronavirus

By Elle Johnson | Apr 10, 2020

Several outlying North Texas counties are implementing new stay-at-home orders in response to COVID-19, while others are simply enforcing existing restrictions.