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More than 332 million people live in the United States, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. ThereÕs a good chance that, come July 4th, a considerable number of those individuals will be hosting or attending parties to celebrate American independence.

Democracy works best when it’s easy for all eligible voters to cast their ballot. Unfortunately, the Texas Legislature closed its regular session this year without passing measures that would make voting in Texas easier. Texas ranks 46th in “ease of voting,” according to a study in the “Election Law Journal.” The study states, “voting still is not easy in Texas [as compared to 2020]. The state, previously ranked 45th, did not have a lot of room to fall.” It cites a lack of online registration, a strict voter ID law, and a lack of no-excuse absentee voting as major hurdles to voting. According to the Texas Tribune, “In the process of addressing a problem they [the Texas Legislature] cannot prove exists [widespread voter fraud], they’ve created friction where it’s not needed, inventing new hassles instead of knocking down existing obstacles.”

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Stark contrast: County resident favors new leadership – a letter

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NEW BRAUNFELS– Local environmental groups and concerned members of the community plan to speak out against a proposed permit application filed by a Comal County landowner with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at a public meeting planned for June 8th. The application requests permission to dump 600,000 gallons of treated sewage into the West Fork of Dry Comal Creek, which feeds into Dry Comal Creek and, eventually, into the Comal River.