Opinion

Generation Z should consider buying a fixer upper. Houses are expensive these days and mortgage rates are high.

Dear Editor, “What is wrong with the world?” It is a question we ask often, yet too often we are quick to blame others, especially those who differ in opinion from us, rather than look within. They see those differences as the root of the problem.

ROMANS 12:914, 1621 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them.

Four Islamic schools have been admitted to the Texas voucher program after a federal judge ordered the state to invite the schools to apply, the Houston Chronicle reported. The judge also ordered the application deadline for families be extended to March 31, citing concerns that no Islamic schools had been approved for the program.

Certainly, I look forward to becoming reacquainted with all the groovy hairstyles, dated slang and kitschy doodads in a couple of years when my high school classmates open our 50-year time capsule. But I suspect most patriotic citizens are currently more focused on America’s Time Capsule.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has updated its “Smart Wall” map to remove two planned projects in the Big Bend area, including one slated for Big Bend National Park, according to the Texas Standard. The plan has drawn considerable opposition from park lovers, including a newly formed group, No Big Bend Wall.

Blame it on Daylight Saving Time discombobulating my circadian rhythm, but a smorgasbord of random thoughts has swirled in my noggin recently. I suspect other folks have something different in mind when they boast, “Livin’ the dream.” When I’m livin’ the dream, it usually means I’m not wearing any pants and I think I can fly to the assignment I haven’t studied for.

Statement by Senator César J. Blanco on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Leadership Change.

Nearly 4.5 million Texans voted in the Democratic and Republican primaries, according to The Texas Tribune, surpassing recent turnout numbers. A total of 2.3 million ballots were cast in the Democratic primary and 2.2 million in the Republican primary, marking the first time Democratic turnout was higher since 2020. Texas has approximately 18.7 million registered voters, so turnout was just under 25%.

I have a certain fondness for springtime (I like cutting back on propane usage and I cherish my wife’s pre-spring ritual of photographing our son in front of our daffodils), but I don’t go hog wild and pig crazy. For instance, some folks are selfishly focused on their kiteflying and quaint festivals as the weather grows milder.