Opinion

Body The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher education institutions have requested nearly $25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen.

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

Body 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.

Body Letter to the Editor, Many of us take so many things for granted. We flip a switch, and we have electricity, we adjust a thermostat, and we have heat/AC.

Body Gov. Greg Abbott said last Thursday the state is initiating a billboard campaign across Central America and border cities in northern Mexico to discourage migrants from attempting to enter Texas, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Body My Facebook “Memories” remind me that my son Gideon has always been ahead of his time. Fourteen years ago, I was reading a book of world history for his bedtime stories.

Body CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The Public Utility Commission is providing residential consumers of electricity a way to save on their electricity bills by installing smart thermostats that allow retail electric providers to reduce energy use when demand is high, though only in areas with...

Body Some years, families are blessed to initiate festive new Christmas traditions. Other years, the new tradition is a solemn acquiescence to “the new normal.” The Tyrees fall into the latter category this year.

Body As 2024 draws to a close, I’m reminded of why I love public service. Public service is about people— meeting needs, easing burdens, and creating opportunities.

Body As a Baby Boomer, I looked on with bemusement; but December 10, 1974 was a cultural milestone for the oldest members of Generation X. That’s when ABC premiered the Rankin/Bass Productions animated Christmas special “The Year Without A Santa Claus” (a.k.a.