This is written Monday before Election Day. Our press time for this section (9 a.m. Tuesdays) does not allow for reflection on election nights. (Our A section will be printed at 10 p.m. Tuesday, and we hope to at least get in local election results.) But this is our chance to say America has some wo...

In this crazed time of misinformation, many fraudulent emails, social media threads and posts have been spreading like wildfire, thanks to technology. It makes me nostalgic for the disinformation campaigns of yore. For those who remember fax machines, I can recall a time when those high-speed gadget...

For most Texans, Election Day is a misnomer. More Texans voted early this year than cast their ballots during all of the 2016 general election. Many more voted early than went to the polls on Election Day. A record 9.7 million people, or 57% of registered voters, completed their civic duty during th...

Texas and the nation lost a couple of classic musicians over the past 10 days. As divided as we seem these days, their deaths reminded us of our share...

Amazon delivered good economic news, announcing plans for a 700,000-square-foot distribution center and warehouse in Waco. Gov. Greg Abbott and other ...

The local news items in the Fredericksburg Standard from a century ago included some unusual stories and a few familiar themes among the everyday repo...