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Q:  How fast can the temperature drop when a cold front arrives?

A: Sometimes amazingly fast, McRoberts adds. It is not uncommon for the temperature to drop 15 degrees or more in just one hour after a cold front arrives.  “There are some incredible stories about temperature changes, with one in particular that stands out” he adds. “On Jan. 22, 1943, the town of Spearfish, SD was sitting on the edge of an arctic air mass and recorded a temperature of -4 degrees at 7:30 in the morning. Within two minutes, the thermometer shot up to 45 degrees because of strong ‘Chinook’ winds descending down a nearby mountain peak. By 9 a.m. the temperature was up to 54 degrees, but as the winds died down and the cold air mass settled in, the temperature fell to -4 degrees within 27 minutes, a 58-degree temperature drop that is still believed to be a record.”

Weather Whys is a service of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University.

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Grants for College

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Comptroller Offers Matching Scholarships, Tuition Grants to Students in State’s Prepaid College Tuition Plan

(AUSTIN) — There is a new way to save for your child’s college tuition.

To encourage families to put aside money for the cost of higher education, the Texas Comptroller’s office is offering competitive matching scholarships and tuition grants to 150 students this year through the Texas Match the Promise Foundation®.

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Comptroller grants

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Comptroller Offers Matching Scholarships, Tuition Grants to Students in State’s Prepaid College Tuition Plan

There is a new way to save for your child’s college tuition.

To encourage families to put aside money for the cost of higher education, the Texas Comptroller’s office is offering competitive matching scholarships and tuition grants to 150 students this year through the Texas Match the Promise Foundation®.

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Water-Grant

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Texas Water Development Board approves $900,000 in financial assistance to the Salado Water Supply Corporation to finance water system improvement

AUSTIN – (October 17, 2012) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution a loan in the amount of $900,000 to the Salado Water Supply Corporation (Bell County) from the Rural Water Assistance Fund to finance water system improvements.

The Salado Water Supply Corporation intends to use the funds to construct infrastructure that will allow it to connect to the Kempner Water Supply Corporation’s recently constructed surface water treatment plant.

The TWDB is the state agency charged with collecting and disseminating water-related data, assisting with regional planning and preparing the State Water Plan for the development of the state’s water resources. The TWDB administers cost-effective financial programs for the construction of water supply, wastewater treatment, flood control, and agricultural water conservation projects.

Appellate Court Issues Decision

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Army appellate court issues opinion in Hasan case

FORT HOOD, Texas — The U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals issued an opinion Oct. 18 upholding the trial judge’s decision to order Maj. Nidal M. Hasan to appear in court clean shaven.  The ACCA ruled that Col. Gregory Gross, the trial judge, properly found that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not provide Hasan the right to wear a beard while in uniform during his upcoming court martial. 

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Body Identified

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Fingerprints help police identify Body discovered near Stillhouse

Fingerprints have led to the identification of a body that was discovered Oct. 12 a half-mile south of the dam at Stillhouse Hollow Lake. 

Southwest Institute of Forensic Science notified the Bell County Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 13 that the body discovered in a bag off of FM 1670 died of multiple stab wounds in the chest. 

The victim is identified by fingerprints as being a missing person reported out of San Antonio. Llael Garcia-Rodriguez, 31 years of age, from San Atnonio has been identified as the murder victim.

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ROCK the Ride

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Blue Jeans and Bling benefits Ride on Center for Kids

“Blue Jeans and Bling”  Polo at the Ranch, benefitting R.O.C.K., Ride on Center for Kids, a therapeutic riding center located in Georgetown serving Central Texas.  A traditional match between the Texas Polo Club and Texas A&M Polo Club on October 21 from 2:30-5 at the Schwertner Ranch Event Center. Fun for the family, with a  children’s area, food, entertainment.  Free admission, but VIP tickets available.  Call 930-7625 for more information.

Irma Vep

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‘Mystery of Irma Vep’ at Silver Spur Theater, Oct. 5-27;

A Comedy-Satire-Parody of Gothic Melodramas

Two actors, eight characters, 35 costume changes, two hours of laughter

“The Mystery of Irma Vep,” by Charles Ludlam opens Friday, Oct. 5 at the Salado Silver Spur Theater (108 Royal St.) and runs weekends through  Oct. 27 . . . IF the two-member cast survives the 35 costume changes during the two-hour show.

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Water is key issue

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Texas water, energy forefront of issues discussed at Texas A&M conference

 

COLLEGE STATION – Experts at a conference addressing water and energy in Texas collectively agreed the state’s water needs will grow exponentially over the next decade, fueled by a “business-friendly” environment attracting more people to the Lone Star state.

But unsolved is how to fund the proposed $53.1 billion state water plan going before the Texas Legislature in January. This issue, along with education, will be on the forefront of issues debated among lawmakers in Austin, according to conference speakers.

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