September 2026

Nov. 13 Texas Country Music Star William Beckmann will headline the “Live at Gallego” athletics benefit concert on Friday, Nov.

What entices the senses more than a familiar food or a smell that can transport you to a destination far from the dry West Texas Heat? For me, when I vacation, food is a big part of the adventure, and recently I took a trip to Northern Michigan to visit family.

Senate GOP opens wallet for Paxton’s campaign The Senate Republican leadership is pouring tens of millions of dollars into the U.S. Senate campaign of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is locked in a tight race with Democratic nominee James Talarico.

William Bennett, President Reagan’s secretary of education, offered his hypothesis in 1987. In a New York Times op-ed titled “Our Greedy Colleges,” he argued that colleges were able to raise tuition because increases in financial aid, particularly federal loan subsidies, enabled the higher prices.

Dear Neil: I have a row of hollies (Willowleaf, I believe) that have been pruned for years at 4 ft. tall and about 42 in. wide to keep them in bounds. They are beginning to look very sparse. Can I trim them back farther to get them to rebound and fill in? When and how?

Fort Stockton produced its best offensive showing of the young season Friday, but a fast start and three rushing touchdowns from quarterback Mason May were not enough to secure the Panthers’ first victory.

After a difficult night in Andrews, the Fort Stockton volleyball program found reasons to celebrate across its three teams before the varsity Prowlers returned home and earned an important district victory.

Fort Stockton Middle School’s seventhgrade Blue and eighth-grade White volleyball teams each captured a championship during the Prowlers’ home tournament before returning to action Monday in Seminole.

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The “Ice Giant,” as the planet Uranus is referred to, was observed by the Hubble Space Telescope at the same time that the New Horizons spacecraft observed the planet. This dual observation allowed scientists and researchers to interpret the data sent back by New Horizons.