Reckless Muse Last week I took part in the Moth reading series in Austin. This is a story hour that invites people up onto a stage to share true stories from their lives. I thought my story was worth repeating, because anyone who has raised kids or is now raising them has had to broach the topic of ...

AUSTIN — When Texas legislatures meet every two years, lawmakers’ singular, must-do assignment is to produce a state budget. Toward that goal, the Senate Finance Committee held meetings on Feb. 11-13 to work on Article III of Senate Bill 1. That article focuses on the public and higher education par...

Citizens of Texas should not feel comfortable when the state’s chief elections officer, Secretary of State David Whitley, sends out a “voter fraud” alert in January that was proven erroneous by the diligent service of county employees. Whitley wrongly surmised from Texas Department of Public Safety ...

Hill Country Outdoors For two weeks every year, Alf Dean battled maneating leviathans the size of tugboats with “experimental” tackle of his own desig...

Guest Column Iappreciated the letter by Hank Sauer on the pipeline and I share his frustration. At the same time, I am sure our county commissioners w...

In the interest of pre-empting any subterfuge, as occurred in the last sports park bond election, we jump out early and offer our support to the scale...