January 2025

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister. Rebecca Chavez Portillo departed this life on January 2, at the age of 84.

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO Your guide to local places to go and things to do!

On the morning of New Years Day of 2025, community members, friends and family gathered in the Pecos County Courthouse to witness the swearing in of offices for several elected officials.

Bastrop — The first woman engineer in Texas is set to be honored with a new historical marker in Bastrop County. In 1938, Leah Moncure made history by becoming the first woman in Texas to earn a professional engineering license.

SAN ANTONIO– The Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) has announced a new opportunity for landowners to engage in conserving one of the state’s most endangered ecosystems, the Coastal Prairie.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced it will suspend regular mail delivery and retail services on Thursday, January 9, 2025, in observance of a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.

Maybe we do not realize just how well off or blessed we are until we lose it. It could be health, marriage, raising children, finances, jobs, housing, food, safe neighborhoods and these are just a few from a long list. There is so much turmoil and rumors of war in much of our world.

As we stand at the threshold of a new year, many find themselves caught up in the whirlwind of resolutions—ambitious goals and grand plans. But what if, instead of focusing solely on external changes, we took a moment to examine something deeper: our priorities?

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The 89th Texas legislative session begins on Jan. 14 with a still-unresolved race for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

My wife recalls the night of December 31, 1999 as a time of anxiety and trepidation. (Of course she views every night as a time of anxiety and trepidation.