From left: Sharon Rafferty, Bill Rafferty holding Ava Rafferty, Larry Kay, Matthew Rafferty, Judge LeAnn Kay Rafferty, Amanda Kay holding Lila Rafferty, Billie Jean Kay, Father Tom Rafferty, Liz Rafferty, and Robert Rafferty.

January 2, 2017 - Weather Stats for December 2016 prepared and submitted by Ann Forbes, U.S. Weather Service Observer.

Highest Temp was 80 degrees on 12-26-2016
Highest Temp on Record was 84 degrees on 12-06-1956
Lowest Temp was 24 degrees on 12-19-2016
Lowest Temp on Record was 02 degrees on 12-24-1989

Rainfall Recorded was 5.25 inches
Average Monthly Rainfall is 5.43 inches
Below Average by 0.18 inches
Highest Recorded for this Month was 14.23 inches in 2002
Lowest Recorded for th is Month was 0.87 inches in 1980

January 1, 2017 - AUSTIN – A federal court yesterday granted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Obama administration’s new federal health rules from forcing doctors to act contrary to their medical judgment or religious beliefs. The law, scheduled to take effect today, would force the Employees Retirement System of Texas to amend its insurance coverage for all 500,000 participants to provide for gender reassignment and abortion.

December 21, 2016 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is urging drivers to help make the holidays safer by driving sober and using extra caution. In an effort to protect travelers on our roadways, DPS Troopers, as well as local law enforcement across the state, will conduct traffic patrols throughout the holiday weekends of Dec. 23 – 26 and Dec. 31 – Jan. 1, looking for drunk drivers, speeders, seat belt violators and other dangerous drivers.