This past weekend, we saw America looking both forward and backward. On one hand, SpaceX successfully launched the first private space flight to the International Space Station, a glorious accomplishment of grit and technology. On the other hand, we struggled with our race problem. Again. Perhaps “e...

By Richard Parker Months before World War II in the Pacific came to its abrupt conclusion, one of the great and largely unacknowledged heroes of Texas appeared suddenly off the island of Guam. The heroes who most deserve honor are often the ones who do not seek it out, whose actions spoke more than ...

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The 87th Texas Legislative Session begins in January and I believe it will be one of the most difficult we’ve had in decades. COVID-19 is having a dra...

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on May 18 allowed restaurants to increase occupancy to 50% and relaxed his earlier executive orders that limited certain oth...

MAY 20, 1970 Heavy rains on Thursday and Friday helped erase the rain deficit in the county. Reports ranged from 1.90 inches at Doss to over 13 inches...