The dust hasn’t quite settled on the 2025 legislative session, but here’s a sampling of bills already sent to Gov. Greg Abbott. • A ban on clubs supporting gay teens in public schools won final legislative passage on Saturday. The measure sponsored by state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, would pr...

It was funny, rewarding and a punch in the gut from Father Time to see our youngest graduate from college recently. William Celestino Cooke, the second of our two sons, got a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of North Texas. (Go Mean Green!) Now our little clown prince is onto...

With the legislative session ending on Monday, June 2, lawmakers are scrambling to pass or kill bills, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Among the bills passed or likely to soon pass: • All handgun licenses issued in other states will be honored in Texas if, as expected, Gov. Greg Abbott signs...

Leaders from the Texas House and Senate have agreed on an $8 billion school funding package, which is being called the largest in state history, The D...

Last Thursday, I was sitting in a police car sweating bullets, not just because of the 98-degree heat, because I was going to pull someone over for ru...

A nationally renowned economist recognizes this market is different Last Wednesday’s State of the Burg Economic Summit, produced by the Fredericksburg...