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PUC Routes Transmission Line Away From Wilks Land; Records Show Family Consolidated Corridor Acreage Into New Entities During Case
Jett Whittington, The Alliance Gazette | August 29, 2026 ─── In June, The Alliance Gazette reported that Wilks Ranch Texas, Ltd. had intervened in the state proceeding governing Oncor’s proposed Dinosaur-Longshore 765 kV transmission line, formally advocating for routes that would carry the line through Link D8 —…
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Abilene’s AI Boom: Promise and Pressure
Jobs and investment arrive alongside questions about housing, water, roads, taxes, and the regional power grid.
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Why Volunteer Firefighters Matter More Than Ever
Small-town and rural departments need more volunteers to answer fires, wrecks, and emergencies across the county.
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ER Nurse Manager Resigns, Citing Staffing and Leadership Concerns
The report attributes the claims to a resignation letter, identifies what remains unverified, and notes that hospital leadership was asked to respond.
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PUC Routes Transmission Line Away From Wilks Land; Records Show Family Consolidated Corridor Acreage Into New Entities During Case
Jett Whittington, The Alliance Gazette | August 29, 2026 ─── In June, The Alliance Gazette reported that Wilks Ranch Texas, Ltd. had intervened in the state…
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State Regulators Approve 765-kV Power Line That Runs Along Eastland County’s Southern Edge
By Jett Whittington — The Alliance Gazette The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved the route for a major new high-voltage transmission line that will…
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📅 COMMUNITY EVENTS | August 24–30, 2026
Here’s what’s happening in Eastland County this week! 👇 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 MONDAY, AUGUST 24 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🥫 Gorman Mobile Food Pantry 🕣 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM…
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📰 THE ALLIANCE GAZETTE
TRUTH. COMMUNITY. ACCOUNTABILITY. THE JOURNALIST ON THE QUARTER More than a century ago, Jovita Idár used a small Texas newspaper to challenge injustice, defend her community,…
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Ranger EDC Boards Take No Action on Funding, Approve Shelter Repairs
Both EDC boards take no action on long-term funding as a commissioner pushes to send their sales tax to street repairs. Board B approves nearly $21,000…
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Eastland Commission Puts Off Mayor Vote Until November
With one commissioner absent, the board tables the election and arranges for Police Chief Tim Pitts to run the city while the interim manager is on…
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