On December 10, 1690, a failed attack on Quebec and subsequent near-mutiny force the Massachusetts Bay Colony to issue the first paper currency in the history of the Western Hemisphere. With a shortage of coins and nothing else to pay the troops with, Governor William Phips of Britain’s Massachusett...

Many names of people from this community who served in the armed forces before the Vietnam War were never mentioned in the newspapers, an omission of history that is sadly prevalent all over this nation. They were our minority soldiers, who were many times not included among the ranks whenever fight...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to reverse a lower court’s ruling and uphold the mid-decade redrawn congressional map for Texas sent candidates scrambling to file or opt to retire with the filing deadline on Monday, Dec. 8. The map is likely to give Republican candidates wins in up to five con...

No one does a ‘Hallmark’ Christmas like Fredericksburg with its annual Yule festivities What a difference three decades makes. Organizers of the first...

Texas Type That quote could apply to my Thanksgiving when we had a houseful of family and friends, and we gathered until our bellies hurt from both th...

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS About one million Texans over the age of 45 who receive health insurance coverage through the federal...