Meeting the moment with a historic transportation investment
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Texas is booming. Our state adds a new Texan almost every minute of every day.
Opinion
COVID showed Americans the cost of bureaucratic incompetence
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The COVID-19 pandemic epitomizes the federal bureaucracy’s callousness toward responsible stewardship and efficient management of government resources during a crisis. The bureaucrats and the government that enables them don’t care.
Learning the way of cats
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My husband, Peter, had never had a cat before we adopted Felix, and Felix is taking full advantage of this. Peter didn’t know, for instance, that cats require tuna, right out of the can, every night at precisely 8:30 p.m.—until Felixinformedhim.Peterdidnotknow that he was not permitted to be late, nor was he allowed to run out of tuna.
Voter registration deadline nears for November election
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Eligible Texans planning to vote in the November general election have until Oct. 7 to register, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds folks. The registration deadline applies to both early and election day voting.
Employment verification and job references
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Legal Counselor to Commissioner Joe Esparza Oftentimes, employers find themselves in situations where another employer or business is calling to ask questions about a former employee. This could lead the employer to think: What am I allowed to say? How much information am I allowed to give? Could there be consequences for the information that I divulge? This article seeks to provide insight into what is proper, and equally improper, to disclose in situations involving employment verifications and job references.
Suicide prevention campaigns save lives in local communities
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month. During this month, prevention organizations, survivors, mental health advocates, and community members unite to promote suicide prevention and awareness.
Reimagining Texas’ health care system by investing in primary care research, innovation
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Until 2021, most Texans didn’t think twice about the state’s electrical grid. But that year, the grid widely failed when an Arctic snowstorm strained its capacity, leaving millions without electricity or heat for several days, wreaking havoc on the state. The collective shock of that experience drew Texans’ attention to the fact that the electrical grid needs regular maintenance, investment, and research and development to ensure it can keep pace with the state’s growing population and changing energy needs.
Border Patrol faulted in Uvalde school shooting
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A 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, concluding they “failed to establish command and had inadequate training” in one of the deadliest classroom attacks, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Austin County Veteran’s report
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I hope that everyone has, as we say in the Navy, nothing but fair winds and following seas since my last article. This month I would like to remind all veterans that they need to secure and protect their DD 214. This document is proof that you proudly served our great country and entitles you to all the benefits that go with the sacrifice you made.
COMMENTARY
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When it’s time to take a hard look at our public officials and decide which ones to reelect – or reject – we need information. A major source of that information is the government itself.
