HOUSE Another year, another list of random observations: Why do we personify years? January First is literally just the next day. Yet we speak about a...

A spate of new laws took effect on Jan. 1, The Dallas Morning News reported. Here’s a brief summary of the most notable new laws now in force: • Count...

Texas Type I’m writing this dispatch from the Fredericksburg Standard’s New York office (a Double Tree Hotel lounge near La Guardia Airport). We took ...

T oday’s political landscape feels like an increasingly physical game of tug of war. Both Republicans and Democrats are pulling hard on their sides, n...

Capital Farm Credit (CFC) opened applications for $1,000 scholarships to local graduating high school seniors. “Capital Farm Credit is honored to supp...

Livestock show season is underway. Following the Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show this week, the 2026 Hill District Grandstand will run from Mond...