TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS A 26-page report from the Texas Comptroller concludes that the state needs 306,000 additional homes, a shortage that has sent housing costs soaring, The Texas Tribune reported. Homebuilding hasn’t kept up with the booming economy as millions of new re...

As more development comes, water remains most important consideration After years of drought, it’s comforting to see our annual rainfall total inch back up toward the “normal” range for our semi-arid area. (Rainfall totals run on page A2 each week along with Cary Burgess’s Dr. Doppler weather articl...

The U.S. Postal Service has again proposed to lower public expectations for mail delivery, having already proven it cannot reliably deliver mail on time in many areas. It has filed a petition for a review of proposed new service standards with the Postal Regulatory Commission. This is frustrating fo...

With today’s political, social and economic turbulence, it is not uncommon to hear someone say, “We are living the worst time in history.” OK, so toda...

The dog-day heat wave has sent power demands to new records, the Austin Amer ican- Statesman reported. With much of the state enduring an excessive he...

T he paper published an article last week about a former Fredericksburg High School student attending the Democratic National Convention. He and anoth...