765 kV Documents

Links to my pleadings and other relevant documents related to the Oncor and LCRA requests for CCN 765kV lines from Central Texas to West Texas. George Noelke is an Intervenor in two of the cases.

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Mertzon City Council September 21 2026

Agenda Analysis | Meeting Review | Meeting Documents | Commentary | Last Meeting Mural on the J.M. Carson building, downtown Mertzon, circa 2016. A. Agenda Analysis Ordinance 20.03, item 5: This item appear last week with an incorrect citation to Ordinance 20.02. Here is the current (March 2025) version of 20.03. The Council heard from business owner Jayton Lindley last week but failed to take action because of the incorrect citation. Mr. Lindley owns an trailer park and i

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IC ISD Board Meeting September 14 2026

Agenda Analysis | Meeting Review | Meeting Documents | Commentary | Last Meeting IC ISD campus under construction the week before this meeting. A. Agenda Analysis BoardBook: The Board has recently started using BoardBook, a web based meeting preparation software. This is a really positive development that I'll be pointing out here and there. The agenda above is a screen shot of how it looks on BoardBook. When I find out who to send your request to to get subscribed, I will p

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765 kV Documents

Links to my pleadings and other relevant documents related to the Oncor and LCRA requests for CCN 765kV lines from Central Texas to West Texas. George Noelke is an Intervenor in two of the cases.

2 hours ago8 min read

Mertzon City Council September 21 2026

Agenda Analysis | Meeting Review | Meeting Documents | Commentary | Last Meeting Mural on the J.M. Carson building, downtown Mertzon, circa 2016. A. Agenda Analysis Ordinance 20.03, item 5: This item appear last week with an incorrect citation to Ordinance 20.02. Here is the current (March 2025) version of 20.03. The Council heard from business owner Jayton Lindley last week but failed to take action because of the incorrect citation. Mr. Lindley owns an trailer park and i

1 day ago2 min read

IC ISD Board Meeting September 14 2026

Agenda Analysis | Meeting Review | Meeting Documents | Commentary | Last Meeting IC ISD campus under construction the week before this meeting. A. Agenda Analysis BoardBook: The Board has recently started using BoardBook, a web based meeting preparation software. This is a really positive development that I'll be pointing out here and there. The agenda above is a screen shot of how it looks on BoardBook. When I find out who to send your request to to get subscribed, I will p

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Mertzon City Council September 14 2026

Agenda review and analysis for the Mertzon City Council meeting...

Sep 111 min read

Irion County ISD August 27 2026

The Board approved a new budget and adopted the 27 tax rate. They also issued $25 M in school bonds.

Aug 305 min read

Agenda and analysis for the Mertzon City Council meeting...

Mertzon City Council August 24 2026

Agenda Analysis | Meeting Review | Meeting Documents | Commentary | Last Meeting Speak out against the destruction of Big Bend National Park by our federal government. Big Bend NP is about 4 hours southwest of Mertzon. A. Agenda Analysis Public hearing, items 5 and 6: These are allotted times for the public to speak in open forum about the proposed City budget and tax rate. Adoption, items 7 and 8: These are the allotted times for the Council to vote to approve the budget and

Aug 223 min read

Mertzon City Council August 10 and 17 2026

Meeting analysis for August 10 and 17 meetings of the Mertzon City Council.

Aug 152 min read

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