FULL HOUSE Iremember that time I shipped my body across the country. I was traveling to a work conference in California. As I shuttled from plane to plane, from tram to moving walkway, to airport limo and finally to rental car, I pretended I was cargo. I tried to calculate the amount of money, engin...

State Capitol Highlights AUSTIN — Jane Nelson, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, on Jan. 22 said she would follow an aggressive agenda to deliver a budget ready for floor debate by the end of February. “There are a lot of things this committee and the full Senate will decide to add, subtract, c...

It’s allergy season in the Hill Country, and signs point to continued misery for those who get stricken. Those with severe allergies may feel as though they have the flu. As we heard this week, “every paradise has its curse, and ours is cedar fever.” Allergy sufferers are not surprised to find out t...

The Texas Dental Association (TDA), chartered in 1871, is the third largest state dental association in the United States. The TDA is part of a tri-pa...

Thank goodness. The Children of the Confederacy Creed plaque is history. The plaque was a monument to historical inaccuracy, asserting slavery was not...

State Capitol Highlights AUSTIN — The 86th Texas Legislature convened on Jan. 8 with all its customary ceremonies and recognitions — chief of which wa...