Hill Country Chapter of Texas Democratic Women will hold its regular monthly meeting with a luncheon followed by the business meeting and program at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4. The public is invited to attend the meeting, set for the Ray and Joan Kroc Center in Kerrville. The program will be a “meet an...

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 13 asked for a presidential disaster declaration for three counties that sustained widespread damage attributed to severe thunderstorms, straight-line winds, hail and tornadoes. The stormy weather on Oct. 20-21 hit Cameron, Dallas and Erath counties. Abbott’s reques...

In business, the term “opportunity costs” means what it could cost by NOT doing something. Whether it is the new “technically preferred route” chosen by the Fredericksburg Relief Route committee, or a simpler version thereof advocated by petitioners, the relief route study called “What Does This Mea...

EDITORIAL Do you ever look at a roll of toilet paper and think, “someone put that on wrong.” There are “over the top” advocates, and “roll from undern...

State Capitol Highlights Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Dec. 18 released a statement in response to the United Kingdom’s assessment of tech gian...

Texas Type When reading anything historical — even historically based — it amazes me what our ancestors went through. And particularly those who settl...