The confirmation of former Texas Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy should help all areas of the energy industry. Perry presided over Texas for 14 years while the energy sector boomed, diversified and lessened our dependence on foreign oil. During his tenure as governor, the Texas economy st...

Remember the old advertisements with the slogan “Is it live or is it Memorex?” That company touted its cassette tape quality, saying listeners couldn’t distinguish between a recording on one of its cassettes and a live performance. Today, we are faced with the question of “Is it real or is it fake?”...

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”   That proverb is worth remembering as we express gratitude for four visioning meetings held over the past two weeks by the city. “A Path to the Future,” consisting of four brainstorming sessions, were held Monday and on Feb. 13 to consider any and all ...

Nathan Hecht, chief justice on the Texas Supreme Court, spoke in front of the legislature last Wednesday in Austin, calling for an end to straight-tic...

New State Representative Kyle Biedermann is learning the ropes the hard way. We have the benefit of knowing him personally, as opposed to other critic...

Levels of trust sometimes depend upon how closely we know someone, if they share our beliefs or politics, or if we have established a firm relationshi...