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Older Texans face steep ACA price hikes
CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS
Older Texans face steep ACA price hikes
12/01/2025 04:56 PM
Let’s get ready to rumble
HOPE MATTERS
Let’s get ready to rumble
Dr. David Shaffer and his wife, Daniele, are Azle-area residents. David is the director of Son Shine Ministries (equipfamilies.org), the president of the Azle Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors and a chamber ambassador (azlechamber.com). [email protected] | 817-444-3777 11/30/2025 10:46 AM
Federal panel blocks new redistricting map
CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS
Federal panel blocks new redistricting map
11/21/2025 01:34 PM
Premiums rise as ACA open enrollment begins
CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS
Premiums rise as ACA open enrollment begins
11/03/2025 11:57 AM
Appraisal Review Board accepting applications
Appraisal Review Board accepting applications
11/03/2025 11:53 AM
Wrapped in a gown, surrounded by stories
HOPE MATTERS
Wrapped in a gown, surrounded by stories
10/28/2025 02:57 PM
Shutdown could halt SNAP for 3.5 million Texans
CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS
Shutdown could halt SNAP for 3.5 million Texans
10/28/2025 02:53 PM
Early voting underway for November election
CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS
Early voting underway for November election
10/21/2025 09:44 AM
Don't stick around for abuse
THROWBACK
Don't stick around for abuse
In observance of National Domestic Violence Month, the Springtown Epigraph is re-running the column below, written by copy editor Carla Noah Stutsman (formerly Carla Noah Wheeler). The column appeared in the Nov. 11, 1999, issue of The Azle News, and subsequently won first place in the serious column division in the National Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest in 1999. 10/14/2025 09:58 AM
Redistricting attracts a spate of GOP candidates
CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS
Redistricting attracts a spate of GOP candidates
10/14/2025 09:21 AM
Trio of judges to rule on congressional map
CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS
Trio of judges to rule on congressional map
10/08/2025 01:51 PM
Can we still hope?
HOPE MATTERS
Can we still hope?
09/30/2025 08:49 AM
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