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I start noticing the planes overhead when it’s nearing the time to go.

The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $308 billion twoyear budget last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

If you get your national news from other than the 'lame-stream media' your might be aware of how some school boards silencing parents' criticisms of teaching perverse sex education as well as CRT and Transgender grooming.

The Texas House passed a bill promising $17 billion in tax relief, a measure that is at odds with the Senate’s tax break plan, according to the Austin American- Statesman. The House bill would lower by half a home’s cap on appraisal increases. It passed overwhelmingly, 1419. However, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Senate, said that body will not approve it, preferring its plan to raise property exemptions from $40,000 to $70,000.

Aylett C. "Strap" Buckner, a legendary frontier hero, was born about 1787 in Caroline County, Virginia.

This could be a title to a coun - try-western album. It is not. I have had the honor of writing these little articles for several years. Doing this, I must recount all the events and occurrences that happened in my youth and, at times, my present.

I saw the burro wearing pants and carrying a basket filled with paper flowers.

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The Texas House approved a $302 billion budget last week that included an amendment prohibiting the use of state money on private school tuition – a major setback to Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to establish a school voucher system. The Austin American- Statesman reported that more than 20 Republicans joined nearly all House Democrats to pass the amendment, while 11 lawmakers voted present.

My husband, Peter, is trying to impress a local collie.

When mentioning riding in style, one assumes it means riding in a big ol’ Caddie or Mercedes convertible with the wind blowing through the hair. That is not necessarily so in my case. Sure, it would be nice if I owned a Caddie, which I did, or a Mercedes convertible, which I did not own, but I did drive one if that counts. My riding’ in style is started on the back of a pickup.

The Lone Star State continues to lead the nation in jobs added with 58,200 new positions in February, bringing the state to nearly 14 million total nonfarm jobs, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. February also marked two full years of uninterrupted job growth in the state.

Anxiety likes numbers.

The Texas Senate last week unanimously approved a $16.5

The death of a Leander High School graduate from a fentanyl overdose has prompted state Rep.

LA GRANGE – The Fayette County Commissioners Court convened on March 9 to hold its regularly scheduled meeting. The court issued a proclamation recognizing April 2023 as Autism Acceptance Month in Fayette County.

I spent last week trying to be useful.

One hundred and twenty-one years ago, noted American Tinsmith John Landis Mason, inventor, and patentee of the metal screw-on lid for glass storage jars died at 70 in 1902 in poverty from unspecified natural causes in New York.

There is a scene in the movie Elf where Will Ferrell, as Buddy the Elf, barges into a diner in Times Square after observing a window sign to congratulate the occupants on serving the “World’s Best Cup of Coffee.” We assume that the sign’s message is an exaggeration. Most of us have been disappointed by diner coffee before. But what if I told you there really was a way to enjoy the world’s best cup of coffee (or close to it) at home, in your kitchen, every day. Read on coffee lovers because you are in for a treat.

Under legislation prioritized by House Speaker Dade Phelan, every Texas school would have an armed police officer, and as piring teachers would receive extra support.

We are deeply saddened by the death of J.P. Francis Truchard. Our hearts go out to his family, friends, staff, and the entire community. We mourn the loss of the longest serving Justice of the Peace in Texas history, a true patriarch of our county.