Merry Christmas Dear friends from Texas, An eventful year is drawing to a close. Let us use this time to pause and look back. The war in Ukraine is depressing many people around the world. Unfortunately, even at Christmas and in the New Year, there is no end in sight. It is heartening to see the coh...

This year was my first Christmas as a divorced dad. Last year, I was separated and spending my first Christmas in several years without a spouse. Not to worry, I’m not about to write a bleeding-heart Christmas woe story here. But I do want to acknowledge that I know, firsthand, that the holidays are...

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION A long-awaited state report concludes most pregnancy- related deaths in Texas in 2019 were preventable and disproportionately affected Black women. The report, issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Committee, in...

Bountiful goodness After living in Fredericksburg for 15 years and always enjoying the town and its special events, it is only this year that I really...

Abbott last week ordered all Texas state agencies to ban use of the social media app TikTok on any government- issued device, saying it risks allowing...

I t’s no secret that even Santa can feel stress during the holidays. Demands on our time, money and energy can lead to stress and turn what should be ...