A former world-ranked swimmer who dedicated his life to teaching science and coaching high school swimming retired this year. James Lorys, 62, placed eighth at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 1,500-meter freestyle and was ranked 10th in the world. He swam at the University of Iowa, where he stud...

Over four demanding days at Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Fredericksburg High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Cadet Morgan Leedy proved that leadership, citizenship, service and personal discipline aren’t just words — they’re a way of life. Representing her hometown,...

Pfannkuchen are among my favorite breakfast foods. We called them Pfann-akuchen. My mom’s were rather thick but rightly about the size of a saucer. When we still had a wood-burning kitchen stove, she poured the batter right on the stove top. In 1952, we got an electric range, and those stove-top pan...

The most critical time of year for students is not the period for six weeks tests or the stress-inducing, end-of-year STAAR test. Rather, it is summer...

The passage of the state’s first voucher program means homeschool families in Texas will soon be eligible for up to $2,000 to use toward educational c...

(Editor’s note: The following was adapted from a letter written to a friend.) Know what I like about small towns in America? Their unique sameness. Co...