The number of confirmed measles cases in Texas now totals 309 as of Friday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, with 40 hospitalizations and one fatality. Of that number, 211 have been in Gaines County, in West Texas. All but two of those contracting the disease were not vacc...

Guest column Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect is the goal for April April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. It has been since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Proclamation 5039. The beginning of the proclamation reads: “Child abuse and child neglect continue to threaten the lives and...

The message: Don’t Mess With Texas Parks. State Rep. Pat Curry (R-Waco) ushered himself to the front of the line for a Texas Monthly Bum Steer Award by proposing the dumbest bill in recent history — to abolish the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The reaction from Texans, not just Curry’s consti...

Texas farmers are voicing growing concerns about tariffs being enacted by President Trump adversely affecting their ability to sell agricultural goods...

Guest column What unites Texans of all political persuasions is the nonpartisan principle that our government must operate in the sunlight. We have th...

New rebuilding fund set up to help; firefighters deserve our gratitude, support How do we even begin to say “thank you”? CrewsfromFredericksburg Fire ...