January has been declared Crime Stoppers Month in Texas, and we salute this organization that has had a hand in solving hundreds of thousands of crimes nationwide since its inception in 1976. Crime Stoppers programs enable citizens to anonymously report on crimes for cash rewards, helping to put cri...

On Dec. 5, 2023, MayorJerylHoover signed a proclamation declaring the period December 2023 through December 2024 as the 175th Anniversary of Fort Martin Scott, in recognition of its role — described by the Commanding General of all U.S. Army forces in Texas — as the “most advanced and most important...

Ugh. The cold weather is back and I’m ready to hibernate until spring. Monday low temperatures dipped into the 20s, where they’ll stay for the next several days. As a certified warm weather Texan, I start breaking out the long johns when it dips below 50. I faced ridicule for that from acquaintances...

D.C. budget panic Why is it that there is always panic in D.C. as politicians try to pass a monumental budget in the last few days before the recess? ...

Texas Type When the wild west calls, one answers. We made a quick, pre-Christmas trip to the most isolated spot in Texas — where coyotes perhaps outnu...

There is always a lull at the end of the year between the holidays and Jan. 1. This year, it seems even more pronounced as Thanksgiving was later, the...