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Commentary
Good news for the Pedernales River
January 29, 2025
While some may still not like the pace at which Gillespie County has developed, we’re grateful one developer regrouped to do the right thing with its wastewater from its resort, hotel and housing developments. Arch Ray, as profiled last week, is working toward reuse of 100% of its wastewater on its ...
Commentary
What schools need from the legislature
January 29, 2025
Vouchers seem inevitable, but care needed students, teachers in public schools With large majorities in both the Texas House and Senate, school vouchers — or school choice, as they term it — seems inevitable. Rural Republicans who know vouchers will damage public schools were shown the exits during ...
Basic third-grade math for Texas legislators
Commentary
Basic third-grade math for Texas legislators
By Herb Krasner 
January 29, 2025
Guest column Last month, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told a group of independent school district superintendents, “We’re not underfunding you in our view,” adding, “We are funding you the most we can” and “I’m just being honest with you; there is no way we can increase the student allotment by $1,000.”...
$1B for vouchers, $5B for teachers?
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$1B for vouchers, $5B for teachers?
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
January 29, 2025
Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next bi...
Unknown civil rights hero paved the way for MLK Jr.
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Unknown civil rights hero paved the way for MLK Jr.
By Tom Purcell 
January 22, 2025
Guest column Ican’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil rights hero in a movie yet. I also can’t believe how few people...
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Social Security boost
January 22, 2025
Last week, President Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act, which increases Social Security benefits for firefighters, cops, teachers...
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Prayer for Inauguration Day, the new president
January 22, 2025
A focus on serious issues is what is needed from the 47th president (This editorial was published Jan. 20 in The Dallas Morning News.) Inauguration Da...
Book fest a lovely plus for arts scene
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Book fest a lovely plus for arts scene
Texas Type Ken Esten Cooke 
January 22, 2025
“We’ve always had a nice focus on visual arts and music, so it’s great to have this as an addition to the local scene.” Thosewerethesentiments of one ...
Abbott floats West Texas water idea
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Abbott floats West Texas water idea
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
January 22, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott and Houston Mayor John Whitmire reportedly have been in initial talks to sell the city’s “excess” water to West Texas, the Houston Ch...
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Cold reminds us of 2021 ‘Ice-Mageddon’
January 22, 2025
While our little dusting of snow and sub-freezing temps only made us want to bundle up, it does bring back to mind the 2021 “Ice-Mageddon” winter stor...
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