Judge Todd Little issues letter of support for non-profit health provider
Daily Light report
On Tuesday, the Ellis County Commissioners’ Court approved County Judge Todd Little’s letter of support to Hope Clinic, a non-profit, faith-based healthcare provider that offers Ellis County’s low-income residents a variety of medical services on a reduced payment basis. This letter of support is part of Hope Clinic’s application process to maintain its status as a federally-qualified health center that receives exclusive grant funding for its services to Ellis County residents.
Since 1999, Hope Clinic has provided the community with healthcare services accessible to low-income individuals. Ellis County pays the non-profit clinic to cover qualifying indigent patients, but the clinic also needs the county to issue it a letter of support every three years as a part of its regular application to be a federally-qualified health center. Being a federally-qualified health center allows H
The Superconducting Super Collider: How Texas got the world’s most ambitious scientific project and why it failed
The Superconducting Super Collider in Waxahachie would have been three times larger than Switzerland s. This is the story of the project s development and downfall. Author: William Joy (WFAA) Updated: 8:56 PM CDT May 10, 2021
WAXAHACHIE, Texas Jo Bhore still has a large map of the Superconducting Super Collider, or SSC, along with a workbag of memorabilia including old newspaper clippings, a work ID and a 485-page book on why it failed all stored away like old baseball cards. It’s been 30 years, but he doesn’t like to look at them.
New facility expected to add jobs, value to county by end of 2022
Waxahachie Daily Light
Mirroring what the Midlothian City Council approved a week ago, Ellis County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a property tax abatement and performance agreement for SunOpta Grains and Foods Inc. for its planned new facility in Midlothian’s RailPort Business Park.
The Commissioners’ Court approved an 8-year tax abatement agreement with SunOpta that will begin at the end of 2022, when the proposed facility is expected to be complete. The abatement amount will be 65 percent for the first four years, and 55 percent for the next four years. The abatement will apply only to new taxable value and to real property; inventory will be taxed at the full rate.