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House OKs $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises

House OKs $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises

The Texas House last Thursday passed two education-related bills, one that allocates $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises and another to increase the annual per-student base funding from $6,160 to $6,300 – a 2.3% increase. 05/03/2023 23:00

Three Crosses Ministries

Three Crosses Ministries

Ministries 05/03/2023 23:00

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

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. 04/26/2023 23:00

Senate, House begin budget reconciliation process

Senate, House begin budget reconciliation process

The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $308 billion twoyear budget last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported. 04/26/2023 23:00

“Fireworks in the Morning”

“Fireworks in the Morning”

I start noticing the planes overhead when it’s nearing the time to go. 04/26/2023 23:00

Silence could have been Golden

Silence could have been Golden

I was the perfect little boy growing up. I minded my momma, never talked back and was just so darn cute! So, I wondered why I always got my mouth washed out with Lava soap. Not Dial, mind you. Lava. I don't know why that kept happening. I think they got me confused with my other siblings. It was easy to do. I was the middle child and usually the forgotten one. 04/26/2023 23:00

Jesse Burnam

Jesse Burnam was born in Madison County, Kentucky on September 15, 1792. His father died and his mother moved the family to Shelbyville, Tennessee where Jesse married Temperance in 1812. Jesse traded for a small piece of land but when neighbors "got close enough to hear them call hogs” Jesse felt “cramped” and they had to move. Burnam contracted consumption (tuberculosis) and was advised to move to a warmer climate. The couple and their four children left Tennessee for Texas settling on the west bank of the Colorado River about twelve miles below present-day La Grange in the fall of 1822. 04/26/2023 23:00

Dueling tax proposals in the Lege

Dueling tax proposals in the Lege

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. 04/19/2023 23:00

“Burro in Pants”

“Burro in Pants”

I saw the burro wearing pants and carrying a basket filled with paper flowers. 04/12/2023 23:00

House OKs $302 billion budget

House OKs $302 billion budget

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. 04/12/2023 23:00

The SSY Part three of the trilogy

The SSY Part three of the trilogy

The SSY 04/12/2023 23:00

Long way back to yesterday

Long way back to yesterday

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. 04/12/2023 23:00

Aylett C. "Strap" Buckner

Aylett C. "Strap" Buckner

Aylett C. "Strap" Buckner, a legendary frontier hero, was born about 1787 in Caroline County, Virginia. 04/12/2023 23:00

Texas leads nation in jobs added

Texas leads nation in jobs added

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. 04/05/2023 23:00

Riding in style

Riding in style

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. 04/05/2023 23:00

“Dog Friends”

“Dog Friends”

My husband, Peter, is trying to impress a local collie. 04/05/2023 23:00

Senate passes tax cut package

Senate passes tax cut package

The Texas Senate last week unanimously approved a $16.5 03/29/2023 23:00

“Enough Steps”

“Enough Steps”

Anxiety likes numbers. 03/29/2023 23:00

Bill would require fentanyl education

Bill would require fentanyl education

The death of a Leander High School graduate from a fentanyl overdose has prompted state Rep. 03/22/2023 23:00

Fayette County Commissioners Court hears from St. Mark's Hospital

Fayette County Commissioners Court hears from St. Mark's Hospital

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. 03/15/2023 23:00

“More Useful”

“More Useful”

I spent last week trying to be useful. 03/15/2023 23:00