More than three million Texans live in rural areas across the state, The Texas Tribune reported, and the last session increased funding for them in several areas, including health care, agriculture, education and emergency management. Texas schools will receive $8.5 billion in additional public educ...

Texas Type No, I’m not going on vacation yet. But I will be at Marktplatz on Saturday with the rest of my fellow Rotary Club members for our fourth annual Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival. We started this festival in hopes of it becoming a major fundraiser for our club, and it’s on its way to beco...

Bills got attention, but much was left on the table to be addressed again Water is on everyone’s mind with lots of development and a finite natural resource closing paths. While Texas lawmakers seeded $50 billion in water infrastructure needs with a $1 billion downpayment (and $1 billion a year over...

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 tick...

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 suppo...

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 secon...