Opinion

Shutdown could halt SNAP for 3.5 million Texans

8 months ago By Gary Borders

The continuing federal shutdown means government food benefits provided to 3.5 million Texans could be cut off in November, The Texas Tribune reported. Of those affected, nearly half are children.

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Counting the minutes to election day?

8 months ago By Slim Randles

Have you been counting the minutes until election day when your neighbors can remove all those campaign signs from their lawns for another two years? Yes, these are midterm elections, just as serious as the presidential election yet to come two years from now, but not as interesting.

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Living with Felix never gets old

8 months ago By News Staff

My cat, Felix, is lying at the foot of the bed. I wiggle my toes. Felix puts his teeth around them and I can feel the little points of his incisors. He lets me know he could bite—but he does not. That’s because both Felix and I have learned a lot.

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Early voting underway for November election

8 months ago By Gary Borders

Early voting began Monday across Texas with voters deciding the fate of 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, as well as local races for city and school board, bond measures and tax proposals. The Houston Chronicle reported many of the propositions intend to lower property taxes for homeowners and businesses.

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Strange dreams are made to be told

8 months ago By News Staff

“I had a very strange dream,” my sister said, “and you were in it. You want to hear?” “Sure.” “I was fired! I came to school, and my fob wouldn’t work.” My sister is a teacher.

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Redistricting attracts GOP candidates

8 months ago By Gary Borders

Redrawing the state’s congressional maps has pulled in 114 Republican candidates across the state’s 38 districts with nearly two months left until the filing deadline, the Houston Chronicle reported.

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Loving strangers while traveling

9 months ago By News Staff

Traveling is inherently annoying. Even if I travel light, I have a heavy handbag, my suitcase catches on the curb, my laptop flops against my hip. Everything takes three times more energy than it seems like it should.

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The Heartbeat of Small Towns: Why Supporting Your Century-Old Newspaper Matters More Than Ever

9 months ago By Tressa Alley

In a time when headlines travel at lightning speed and much of what we read online comes from distant sources, it’s easy to forget the value of something close to home: your local community newspaper.

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Trio of judges to rule on congressional map

9 months ago By Gary Borders

The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 congressional map are asking a panel of three federal judges to block using the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the March midterms.

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Texas values: Faith, Family, Football

9 months ago By U.s. Senator John Cornyn

While the game of football may have originated on a cold Autumn day in 1869 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, nobody does Friday Night Lights quite like the State of Texas. It’s in our roots. You can ask anyone from Brownsville to Canadian or El Paso to Port Neches, and they’ll tell you that high school football is more than just a game to Texans. It is a way of life – a tradition and identity that is woven into the fabric of communities throughout the Lone Star State.

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