GUEST COLUMN On Friday, Nov. 8, I, along with two friends and 11 strangers, headed to Brownsville, to work with asylum-seeking families living in a tent camp on the Mexican border in Matamoros. I took with me two Walmart gift cards and a box of teaching materials to be donated to the host organizati...

Cavity prevention Thank goodness common sense has prevailed. People trusted their dentists and doctors and realized that fluoride is not harmful to you or your teeth. In fact, it is very helpful to young children to prevent cavities. Now maybe the outside agitators will go away. Ray Bluhm Fredericks...

LOOKING BACK AT ... The writer O. Henry was naturally curious. Wherever he went he spent a lot of time soaking up the local flavor. His stories came from hotel lobbies, dance halls, saloons, park benches and lamp posts. Each story was a window into the world he was living in at the time. Born Willia...

Texas Type Sometimes we get so bogged down with life, it’s good to have an experience to remind us to count our blessings and give us perspective. Tha...

STR limitations The city recently had an information sharing meeting in which one topic addressed was Short Term Rental (STR) ordinances. We hear a lo...

State Capitol Highlights AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Oct. 29 announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s release of inter...