Guest Column Earlier this month, I testified in Austin about our property taxes with state legislators. Let me assure you that Chicken Little is alive and well in the halls of our state capitol. They have convinced most everyone that Texas is one of the most taxed states in the country, that propert...

Texas Tales Water quality is not a new issue in Texas. Long before pollution became a common term, the Pecos River was notorious for the odious quality of its water. Cowboys who’d herded stock across it, or worked along its banks, liked to josh newcomers to their outfit by “recalling” a time they’d ...

AUSTIN — The Texas House Democratic Caucus on Feb. 21 announced its “Texas Kids First” education-funding package that would include all-day pre-kindergarten, teacher raises and retirement and property tax reform. “We hope to work with our colleagues to incorporate some of these ideas into their bill...

When Arthur Godfrey landed his plane at the Gillespie County Airport near Fredericksburg on Oct. 15, 1955, he was one of best-known entertainers in Am...

Travelers and adventure seekers in and around the Texas Hill Country looking for the best — and strangest — of the international outdoor lifestyle wil...

The word “skunked” means coming up empty handed, but it also covers plain old bad luck. On the night of Feb. 13, 1859, a young Texan’s luck ran out on...