Houston plans to abandon Polk Street for George R. Brown expansion. Here's why critics are worried.
Bruce Farrar, 76, gave up driving and now relies on Metro bus number 40 to get to his Saturday prayer meeting in the Heights and his Sunday church service in Montrose. That route takes him down Polk ...
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Falling Behind: Is Per-Pupil Funding Why Polk County Ranks Poorly for Education?
Outdated' state formula has made Polk County one of the lowest-funded school districts, ranking 63rd out of 67 counties.
Florida’s famous orange groves may soon disappear
As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, ...
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Polk County cities earmarked for state general fund resources
The co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means released Senate Bill 5550 March 5. The cities of Dallas, Monmouth and ...