Texas is planning to add enough electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state to support 1 million electric vehicles with dozens of new stations to allow for easier long-distance travel. In a draft plan released this month, the Texas Department of Transportation broke down a fiveyear plan to create a network of chargers throughout the state, starting along main corridors and interstate highways before building stations in rural areas.
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fourth consecutive month as climbing mortgage rates and record high prices discouraged house hunters.
The start of summer also means the start of budget and tax season for local school districts, and Midlothian ISD began the process of adopting both for the upcoming school year at last Monday’s regular monthly meeting.
In a very short Midlothian City Council meeting last Tuesday, councilmembers unanimously authorized the Midlothian Police Department to apply for a federal public safety grant to help expand its ranks.
A treatment court program for veterans may soon be coming to Ellis County after action taken by Ellis County Commissioners during the court’s Tuesday’s bi-weekly meeting. The court unanimously approved authorization for the Ellis County and District Attorney’s Office to apply for a grant with the Texas Veterans Commission for the implementation of a veterans’ treatment court program in Ellis County.
The Chris Kyle American Legion Post 388 of Midlothian will be hosting its annual Fourth of July barbecue cookout and silent auction on Saturday, July 2. The cookout is open to the public and is free, but donations will be welcome.
The Midlothian Chamber of Commerce is looking for its next class of Leadership Midlothian for 2022-2023. Leadership Midlothian is an annual learning program for citizens and business professionals of Midlothian who have an interest in becoming involved in the community.
The fifth annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health, hosted by the Judicial Commission on Mental Health—a joint commission under the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals—will be held Nov. 2-4 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine.
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1191 held its monthly meeting Tuesday at Bubbas BBQ in Ennis. The guest speaker was David Casarez, program director for Parks and Recreation in Ennis.
It started with an insurance salesman and one small airplane. From there, it became an aviation empire and one of the most noted names in Texas aviation. From Braniff Airlines’ humble beginnings, Tom Braniff’s story became one of many colorful tales of Texas pilots and businessmen and the quest to conquer the skies.