Texas Type Imagine being a 23-yearold thrust into a national scandal. Imagine a dramatization you drew up ended up freaking out a portion of the nation. And imagine being fooled by a radio broadcast into thinking Martians were taking over the Earth. That’s what happened on this date in 1938 when Ors...

Whether we are voting on presidents or local petitions, we owe it to this country to make our voices heard through the ballot box. We will not go over our choices again, but we hope everyone will take the time to go vote on Texas’ 10 state Constitutional Amendments and one local issue. Not the sexie...

If a Speaker of the Texas House who had a successful first session was caught dirty dealing, would you entrust him to another term? That’s what legislators were having to decide ahead of the next House vote for its speaker in the 87th Legislative session. But Speaker Dennis Bonnen chose not to seek ...

State Capitol Highlights AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 15 announced $61.2 million in Homeland Security Grant Program funding to support state and ...

EDITORIALS We’ve listed pros and cons, now Texans will vote; we say ‘no’ on lone local proposal Over the past 10 weeks, the Standard-Radio Post has ru...

Trust the pros As dentists, we have a lot to gain by taking fluoride out of our water supply. Studies have shown a huge increase in childhood cavities...