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DOJ report on response to Uvalde shooting scathing
DOJ report on response to Uvalde shooting scathing
The U.S. Justice Department issued a scathing report late last week on the May 4, 2022, mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the Austin American-Statesman reported. 01/24/2024 23:00
Quakes prompt officials to limit disposal wells
Quakes prompt officials to limit disposal wells
The Texas Railroad Commission has suspended nearly two dozen permits that allow oil and gas companies to inject saltwater into the ground, which regulators say has contributed to increased earthquakes of greater magnitude in West Texas. 01/17/2024 23:00
“Sharing A Story”
“Sharing A Story”
The Postscript 01/10/2024 23:00
Ready or not
Ready or not
TheT hProesetCscrorsipsets Ministries 01/10/2024 23:00
Voter registration deadline for primary approaches
Voter registration deadline for primary approaches
The deadline to register to vote in the Texas Democratic and Republican primary elections is Feb. 5. Voters on March 5 will choose their nominees for president, U.S. Senator, all 38 U.S. House members from Texas, and a number of other state and local offices, from the Texas Supreme Court to district attorneys, sheriffs and county commissioners. 01/10/2024 23:00
Plein Air Perspectives: A Texas Trio by Julie Sanderson, Kathy Hammond, Lisette McClung
Plein Air Perspectives: A Texas Trio by Julie Sanderson, Kathy Hammond, Lisette McClung
FAYETTEVILLE - Discov - er the vibrant world of plein air painting as Arts for Rural Texas presents Plein Air Perspectives: A Texas Trio, featuring the capti - vating works of Julie Sanderson, Kathy Hammond, and Lisette McClung. These talented artists, fueled by a love for travel, seek beauty in scenes that forge a con nection to places and people. 01/03/2024 04:00
Bulletproof Bible Reading – Easy Like Sunday Morning
Bulletproof Bible Reading – Easy Like Sunday Morning
“The Bible is worth all other books which have ever been printed.” Patrick Henry If I could offer one piece of advice to all of humanity, it would be this. Read the Bible. Read the entire Bible. If you are a believer, then this is an obvious consideration. If you are convinced that the God of the universe is real, and we have a book, accepted now for centuries as revelation of His existence and work, then you might want to read it. Few Christians do this. If you are a non-believer (atheist or agnostic, or perhaps have a different belief system), then I would challenge you to read the Bible anyway. You might want to know more just in case this God and Jesus stuff is real. 01/03/2024 04:00
1950s photo of the Hoelscher-Fehmer farm outside of Ellinger.
Potato Pickin'
It’s a warm Saturday morning in the spring of 1958 on the Hoelscher- Fehmer farm a couple of miles outside of Ellinger in southeast Fayette County. The cows in the pasture are lazily grazing on the lush grass still glistening with early-morning dew. The old sagging cedar plank gate provides an opening in a rusty barbed wire fence that separates the pasture from the aging house and decrepit outbuildings on a farm that appears to be in a time warp from the previous century. 01/03/2024 04:00
“Red Squirrel Thoughts”
“Red Squirrel Thoughts”
I drove my parents to their cabin this week. 01/03/2024 04:00
Wait…What?
Wait…What?
Well, it did it to me again! It seems like I just had my birthday in June; now it’s a new year, and it’s only six months ’til my next birthday. That would make me X years old! The thing about this New Year’s thing that everyone tends to celebrate is it forces us to look back at the past and then into the future. From where I am sitting in the present, my past is a lot more past than there is a future. 01/03/2024 04:00
Spate of new laws effective Jan. 1
Spate of new laws effective Jan. 1
After the Texas Legislature spent much of 2023 in session, a bevy of new laws go into effect on New Year’s Day, though some have been delayed by lawsuits challenging their constitutionality. 01/03/2024 04:00
New Year, New You
New Year, New You
New Year, New You 12/27/2023 23:00
Texas grid faces winter after failed attempt to get more power online
Texas grid faces winter after failed attempt to get more power online
Industry experts continue to argue over whether the electricity market in Texas needs to change to make the grid more reliable in winter and summer. 12/27/2023 23:00
The Postscript
The Postscript
“Year-End Ambitions” 12/27/2023 23:00
Legal groups sue to stop new immigration law
Legal groups sue to stop new immigration law
The ink was barely dry on a law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott that makes unauthorized entry into the United States a state crime before a lawsuit was filed by civil rights groups and El Paso County challenging its constitutionality. The Austin American- Statesman reported the suit was filed in an Austin federal court by the ACLU and two immigrant advocacy groups on behalf of the county. 12/27/2023 23:00
Cozy Up for a Christmas Movie Marathon
Cozy Up for a Christmas Movie Marathon
If you are looking for a stressfree tradition to add to your holiday celebrations this year, let me offer one suggestion. Make some hot chocolate, gather your favorite people, and enjoy a Christmas movie marathon. For those inclined to take my advice, here is a list of Christmas movies to view with your family. 12/20/2023 23:00
“Wild Children”
“Wild Children”
The children were in the pew in front of me. 12/20/2023 23:00
Naughty or nice?
Naughty or nice?
One thing I can say for sure for this year is when Santa asks me if I have been naughty or nice. I want to preface my answer with, "I did try!" Well, I thought about trying, which is what counts. At least "they" say it's the thought that counts. I can harken back to my youngster days when I was nice or Santa would take me away on Christmas Eve night, but that happened to my brother, so there is that. 12/20/2023 23:00
Space heaters do more than heat homes
Space heaters do more than heat homes
Heaters can cause fires that can cause serious damage, injuries or death. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), heating equipment caused 44,210 home fires and 480 deaths between 2016 and 2020. 12/20/2023 23:00
Property tax cuts go into effect
Property tax cuts go into effect
A total of $18 billion in property tax cuts were approved by more than 80% of voters in the November general election and should be reflected in property tax bills that are due by Jan. 31. The cuts come in the form of increased home exemptions, lower school district rates, and limiting the amount property appraisals can rise. 12/20/2023 23:00
The World’s Best Card Trick – Improve Your Skills
The World’s Best Card Trick – Improve Your Skills
“I don’t even have any good skills. You know, like nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills. Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills!” Napoleon Dynamite 12/13/2023 23:00
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