T he current federal budget bill, dubbed the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” is being considered by the Senate after its passage by the House. And it is a ticking time bomb for a lot of American individuals and institutions. If implemented in its current form, it will affect Medicaid rolls and reduce the num...

The dust hasn’t quite settled on the 2025 legislative session, but here’s a sampling of bills already sent to Gov. Greg Abbott. • A ban on clubs supporting gay teens in public schools won final legislative passage on Saturday. The measure sponsored by state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, would pr...

It was funny, rewarding and a punch in the gut from Father Time to see our youngest graduate from college recently. William Celestino Cooke, the second of our two sons, got a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of North Texas. (Go Mean Green!) Now our little clown prince is onto...

Inrecentweeks,Peregrine Energy Solutions, the company proposing the battery storage facility in Harper, has taken out full page ads in the Fredericksb...

Leaders from the Texas House and Senate have agreed on an $8 billion school funding package, which is being called the largest in state history, The D...

Last Thursday, I was sitting in a police car sweating bullets, not just because of the 98-degree heat, because I was going to pull someone over for ru...