Manage costs After reading of the city council’s unanimous decision to raise property taxes due to flat to decreased revenues, and higher expenses, it occurs to me competent managers should first manage costs, not revenue. I cannot recall a time hearing the supposed managers of city monies undertaki...

Both the Texas House and Senate have passed a mid-decade redistricting bill that positions the GOP to pick up five additional congressional seats next year. Passage came after House Democrats ended their quorum-breaking walkout while still vowing to pursue legal challenges. The bill dismantles Democ...

Guest column My dad retired in 1996, one month shy of his 50th birthday. A few years later he told me his biggest unplanned expense in retirement was health insurance and healthcare. He was fortunate to have always had health insurance through his large employer for the 24 years he worked there. Aft...

Does redistricting count as ‘extraordinary’ threat to the Texas public? No. The Texas Constitution states that special legislative sessions are to be ...

T his year, the oldest continuous county fair in Texas will turn 137. The Gillespie County Fair is a big part of what makes Texas so special, as rural...

Texas Type Igrew up in a small town much like Fredericksburg, and we also looked forward to our big fair in Rockdale each year. Just like Fredericksbu...