🌱 How much more could Hillsboro families soon pay for water and sewer?

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In today's newsletter:

• How much more could Hillsboro families soon pay for water and sewer?
• Are Central Texas data centers reshaping politics for Hillsboro-area voters?

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 71.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Hillsboro water customers could soon see higher utility bills, city leaders say they have no choice (kwtx.com) — Hillsboro city leaders are weighing another round of water and wastewater rate hikes that could add around $12 a month to an average household’s utility bill. Officials say rising supplier costs and required line relocations for a TxDOT project leave them little choice, while some residents argue the city should rebalance its budget instead. A final vote is expected before the new fiscal year in October.
   

• 'I want our politicians to start listening': Residents say data centers are causing political tension (kxxv.com) — Residents in and around Hillsboro are raising concerns that new data centers across Central Texas are straining water resources and driving political tension with local leaders. One Hill County resident says officials are too generous with corporate incentives and not attentive enough to rural infrastructure and community impacts. A Tarleton State professor notes whichever party addresses these worries effectively could gain an edge with voters.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Cashier Part Time in Hillsboro. Apply here.
• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Leader - Unit 564 in Hillsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hillsboro here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Alvarado

• The Invention of Antifa (thebaffler.com)
• Holiday World RV plans a new $4 Million expansion project in Weatherford, Texas (intelligence360.news)
• Straight Line of the Day: Striptease for Terrorists? Objective Observers Like Us Might Say… (imao.us)

Bellmead

• La Vega ISD honors 58 teachers with TEA incentive designations for 2024-25 (kwtx.com)
• Waco man pleads guilty to videoing sex with girl, 14; asking for deferred probation (kwtx.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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