News

Female energy company employee assaulted in EL

EAGLE LAKE — A female employee of an energy company going door-to-door in Eagle Lake was allegedly assaulted by an unknown male subject late last Friday afternoon on West State Street.

Mm! Mm! Columbus! …

Over 30-plus chef teams participated in the Taste of Columbus last Thursday at the Southern Oaks Event Center in Columbus.

Two Texas East all-star champions …

The Columbus Little League Major Softball All-Stars brought home the championship of the Little League Major Texas East State Tournament last Friday through Monday at Max Starcke Park in Seguin.

Opinion

Governor welcomes establishment of Futures Command in Austin

AUSTIN — The U.S.

By ED STERLING

Trump’s drug pricing speech mostly hit the right notes

President Trump delivered a major speech from the White House Rose Garden on prescription drug prices in May.

By SALLY C. PIPES

Paxton sends letters to cities that passed bag ban ordinances

AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on July 2 notified 11 Texas cities that their ordinances against plastic shopping bags had been knocked down by the Texas Supreme Court.

By ED STERLING

Sports

Fall Sports Banquet returns

SEALY — Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine has put a huge target on the backs of both Bellville and Sealy football teams by picking them first in their respective districts.

2 Columbus softball all-star teams earn state-tournament berths

DEL VALLE — The Columbus Little League Minor Softball All-Stars outscored their three opponents, including Brazos County twice, 30-1 to roll to the sectional championship last week in Del Valle.

Majors sweep Brazos County to advance

After a first-round bye, the Columbus Little League Major Softball All-Stars defeated Brazos County twice to claim the sectional tournament title and advance to the Little League Major Texas East S

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