More than four-fifths of Texas public schools received an ‘A’ rating for their financial practices, according to the Texas Education Agency, which released the final financial accountability ratings for the latest school year last week. A total of 969 school districts and charter schools, or 81%, re...

Take part in efforts to keep Main Street (and others) thriving during trying times Every single year, we pen editorials about supporting local merchants and small businesses over big box, chain and online retailers. This year, it’s even more important as Mom-and-Pop shops struggle during some trying...

There are troubling trends as monied interests eye the region In the foreword to his 1967 book, “Farewell to Texas,” Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas recounts the story of Naboth’s vineyard from I Kings, Chapter 21. In the tale, the covetous Samarian King Ahab demands to buy Naboth’s land, a...

Here are the reasons for our newspaper’s changes. But we’ll keep all the good stuff. This week’s edition is a bit different and we hope readers will e...

P arks aren’t just for running and throwing a frisbee. They’re important for our well-being. TheFredericksburgParksFoundation (visit them online at fb...

Shooting clubs in Germany have been around since Black Forest hunters used crossbows and Medieval armies lobbed big rocks at each other with catapults...