I don’t know about y’all, but I’m tired of hearing about the coronavirus. It appears as if all other newsworthy stories ceased to exist once the western world began taking the virus seriously and now the only breaking news that scrolls across the bottom of the screen is related to COVID-19. In light...

It is always tempting to say government officials “aren’t doing enough” or “aren’t moving quickly enough.” We see it a lot here, where a few newcomers are impatient with the pace of change in rural towns. But Mayor Linda Langerhans, who will end her third term as mayor and retire to spend time with ...

AUSTIN — Texas, along with the rest of the nation and the world, continued to battle the COVID-19 pandemic last week as cases and deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus increased. Gov. Greg Abbott on May 7 met with President Trump in the White House. The president praised Abbott’s leadership in ...

Judging by this weekend’s visitor traffic, it might be said our area’s economy is on the road to recovery. But it is likely going to be a very long ro...

AUSTIN — Texas continued to feel the effects of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic last week as Gov. Greg Abbott and advisors worked on a plan to ease hi...

I’m trying to find a silver lining in all this pandemic business and I think I’ve succeeded. It started with a shift in my attitude about small things...