Sherman.city — Texoma growth, community, and neighborhood stories.
Local business? Support local news on Sherman.city · plans from $100 a month
A state loan is supporting the building of a new natural gas facility in Sherman.
Hugo Baptiste· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team
June 8, 20261 min read
Construction of a new natural gas power plant in Sherman is moving forward with financial assistance from the Texas Energy Fund. According to fox4news.com, the Texas governor’s office confirmed that Rayburn Electric Cooperative received a loan to help cover the costs of this latest project. The facility is being developed as data centers continue to expand throughout the state.
Readers can find more details on the full story at fox4news.com.
Source: fox4news.com.
Advertisement
Hugo Baptiste· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team
Hugo Baptiste covers downtown development, real estate, and growth in Sherman.
Sherman ISD says more than half of the 782 Advanced Placement exams its high school students took in May scored a 3 or higher, and 53 students qualified for College Board AP Scholar awards.
Staff will ask the City Council on Nov. 2 whether Sherman's Main Street Reimbursement Program should stay open to new downtown businesses or close at the end of 2026. It has paid back about $255,000 since 2023.
A proposed ordinance would drop the fee Sherman charges customers who pay utility bills by credit card. City staff put the card costs tied to utility payments at about $360,000 a year.
The NAACP and Texas LULAC want data showing the backlog was cleared before Election Day. The secretary of state's office says it knows of no county with pending applications when early voting began.
The Dallas Fed's production index slipped 14 points to 15.8 and new orders fell to 9.3 from 30.7, while executives grew more upbeat about the six months ahead and raw material costs stayed high.
A voter who falls ill on or after Oct. 22 can send a representative for a late ballot until 5 p.m. Nov. 3. A death in the family on or after Oct. 29 opens a separate in-person window Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.
