Jack County
Recent News About Jack County
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Jack County judicial candidate alleges his brakes were tampered with after candidate forum
A Jack County judicial candidate alleges that on Feb. 9 the brakes on his truck were tampered with.
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Jack County commissioner: 'No reason to be rolling out the red carpet' for wind farms
For months, wind energy has been at the center of conversations for Jack County officials.
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Jack County commissioner postpones vote on wind farms to ensure thorough debate
The controversy over tax abatements for wind energy company Lasso Wind LLC continues after the matter was stalled in mid-July.
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NTHA opposes Jack County wind farm – 'It belongs to a foreign company that will not create jobs'
Earlier this month, Jack County commissioners announced a vote July 12 on the application from French company Lasso Wind LLC to rezone a portion of the north central Texas county for wind-farm tax abatements.
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Jack County commissioners postpone official ruling on wind farm tax-abatement
Commissioners of Jack County in north central Texas were due to submit a vote earlier this month to determine whether to grant Lasso Wind LLC a tax reduction by declaring a portion of the county a “reinvestment zone,” but the final ruling was postponed, the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette reports.
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North Texas residents campaign against tax breaks for new wind farms
Residents in north Texas are campaigning against property tax breaks for potential wind farms in Jack, Montague and Clay counties, according to a report by KFDX-TV.
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Op-ed: Jack County Commissioners looking to benefit from wind farm
When the Jack County Commissioners Court convenes this Monday to consider offering a special tax break to investors in a wind farm, it looks as if the best interests of county residents will be secondary to the interests of the county judge and commissioners.
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'Emotions running high' at North Texas wind farm debate with death threat, resignation
A public debate over wind farm developments and tax incentives took an ugly turn recently with a Jack County commissioner resigning after what he said were death threats directed at him.