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The Temple Health and Bioscience Economic Development District board of directors selected officers and became more familiar with its powers during its first meeting on Wednesday. Wednesday’s meeting took place after Temple voters approved the formation of the district in a November election, and the appointment of a seven-member board by the Temple City Council in December.

In front of a dug out pit and an architect’s rendering, Temple Fire and Rescue Chief Lonzo Wallace, Mayor Bill Jones III and several other city officials broke ground Wednesday for Fire Station No. 3 located on Midway Drive. “It’s a very special day,” said Wallace, before he and several officials grabbed their symbolic shovels and turned dirt.

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AUSTIN (AP) — With a federal court’s approval of a Republican-drawn redistricting map, congressional candidates are moving ahead with plans to run in Texas’ newly configured districts. For some Texas Democrats in Congress, that means a potentially rough road ahead. They must decide whether to battle the odds in redrawn districts that are more Republican or that are shaped in a way that may allow a competing Democrat to win.

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