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As National Child Safety and Protection Month comes to an end, parents continue to go to great lengths to protect their children.
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Texas legislators are off to the races, filing more than 850 bills on Nov. 14, the first day of filing season for the 88th session, which begins Jan. 10.
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Voter turnout in the midterm elections again dropped statewide, with just over 45% of registered voters either casting ballots early or at the polls on Nov. 8. Republican candidates continued to hold a hammerlock on statewide positions, with incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott handily winning a third term over challenger Beto O’ Rourke.
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This column is dedicated to acknowledging example of “positives” that express the community spirit of Columbus.
Read moreIn life, I imagine that all of us have made some bad choices, but that’s how life is. We make choices, and consequences follow. For me, my bad choices led me to Texas ChalleNGe Academy, but now that I am almost finished, I have learned that it was exactly what I needed.
Read moreAverage gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 7.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.05 per gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas.
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Texas public schools would have to install panic buttons in classrooms and ensure all doors and windows are locked and monitored under new proposed safety standards released last week by the Texas Education Agency.
Read moreAUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar this week said state sales-tax revenue totaled $3.82 billion in October, 11.9 percent more than in October 2021.
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