Opinion

Body GUEST COLUMNIST Besides the omnipresence of cellphones (“those little machines”), my mother’s greatest frustration in her final years was the sluggishness of the antiques market.

Body Critics say a state House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by $220, to $6,360 a year.

Body GUEST COLUMNIST If you think that people are disagreeable these days about politics and culture, you can’t imagine how heated people got when I asked for suggestions on what to name my yellow Labrador puppy four years ago. Blame social media.

Body A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education.

Body Dear Fort Stockton Pioneer Team and Readers, It has been an honor, a privilege, and a joy to have served as your General Manager at the Fort Stockton Pioneer.

Body CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Texas House members filed a bevy of education bills last week, including a proposed $8 billion investment in public education and a voucher bill that ties the amount of money spent for private schooling to the dollar amount provided to public schools.

Body GUEST COLUMNIST We sold my mom and dad’s dream home last autumn — the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired midcentury modern house they called home for 25 years. Staying put is becoming more commonplace in America.

Body The Texas Lottery Commission and its former director are under scrutiny after they allegedly helped a single entity win a $95 million Lotto Texas Jackpot, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Body Wake up Call to Action! Trump presents as a mentally deranged narcissistic demigod and is a criminal (based on well documented facts, law, and due process). Yes, he was elected by the people; but by a campaign paid for by oligarchs and mis/disinformation.

Body “I’ll just have me a little heart attack.” Years before Fred Sanford started his manipulative chestclutching, I utilized that phrase whenever I wanted to get my childish way.