One of Fredericksburg best-known 20th-century restaurants got its start after one of those tumultuous events that come out of nowhere and turn lives upside down. Here is the backstory of Betty’s Restaurant. Kurt Burmester, a captain in the German merchant marine, came to Galveston in 1954. Later tha...

For people who get to take a spring break from work or school, the time marks a week’s worth of escape from stress, a dive into relaxation mode, and, oftentimes, hitting the roadways or airways for travel. Too often, however, travel can take an unexpected and dangerous turn when alcohol and/or trave...

The Burg has advantages over others to make it through tough times The best sentences in our paper last week were when two longtime historic district business owners gave encouraging news about a rebound for local retailers. Noting that last year was rough, Carol Hicks Bolton stated, “...this year, ...

T exas likes to boast, rightly, about many things. Our way of life, property rights, no income tax and diverse geography are definite bragging points....

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Texans planning to travel to Mexico or currently visiting there are urged to closely follow warnings from the U.S. Department...

Texas Type It kind of seems like a bad dream. Perusing our newspaper files from exactly five years ago, the coronavirus, COVID19, had just hit America...