Texas needs parental controls and age limits For too long, we have known about the harmful effects social media has on children. Parents know it. Teachers have witnessed it. And even Gen-Z tech natives are recognizing it, as a recent poll shows. But there is also growing momentum from lawmakers to s...

What a parade! What a city! Expenses and hours of work for only a 20-minute ride down Main Street, some may say? A labor of love, we say. To all who devoted themselves to such sparkling, thematic and entertaining entries, you so blessed us. Seeing the throng of genuinely happy people, some old frien...

House Speaker Dade Phelan withdrew last week from seeking another term leading that chamber. After three rounds of voting on Saturday, state Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield emerged as the preference of most House Republicans. However, his opponent, state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, claims to have e...

Deadlines ahead, signup help available for new subsidies Guest column If you don’t have health insurance, you might be surprised to learn that there i...

Parade’s humble beginnings show growth, success of annual Yule festivities What a difference three decades makes. Local organizers of the first Christ...

S cience now says those who are bookworms may be rewarded with potentially two years of additional life. A new study says avid readers live 23 months ...