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Abbott: Battle continues over vouchers
Abbott: Battle continues over vouchers
As time runs out next week on the fourth special session, Gov. Greg Abbott said he will continue to fight for school choice, despite the Texas House once again decisively rejecting it when 21 Republicans largely from rural districts joined Democrats in stripping it from a $7.6 billion education bill. The Austin American-Statesman reported it is unclear what Abbott’s next move will be. 11/29/2023 23:00
Thanksgiving Blues
Thanksgiving Blues
Thanksgiving Blues 11/29/2023 23:00
Columbus Chamber of Commerce message
Columbus Chamber of Commerce message
We just finished up the annual and traditional time of Thanksgiving with family, friends, helping, giving, listening, and encouraging. I hope we all found moments of joy and spent some parts of the day giving thanks, not just in our hearts, but to those we shared time with. 11/29/2023 23:00
The Lost Beer Can Buck – Hunting with Harley
The Lost Beer Can Buck – Hunting with Harley
Several years ago, I was invited to go deer hunting with my brother-in-law Jake on their ranch near Rocksprings, Texas. 11/29/2023 23:00
House kills school choice plan
House kills school choice plan
The Texas House on Friday defeated a proposed voucher plan, also leaving in doubt a comprehensive public school funding plan that became tied to it, The Dallas Morning News reported. A coalition of rural Republicans and Democrats joined together to take education savings accounts out of the bill by an 84-63 margin. 11/20/2023 23:00
Olive Oil – Good Health in a Bottle
Olive Oil – Good Health in a Bottle
If you could do one small and simple thing each day to sig- nificantly improve your overall health and it didn’t involve sweating at the gym or eating kale, would you do it? If the answer is yes, then read on. 11/20/2023 23:00
The Postscript
The Postscript
“A Thanksgiving Prayer” 11/20/2023 23:00
Lege gets to work in fourth special session
Lege gets to work in fourth special session
The Texas Legislature, conceived as a part-time body to meet every other year for 140 days, is now in its record fifth session (counting the regular session). 11/15/2023 23:00
TxDOT’S push to end 23 years of daily deaths on Texas roads
TxDOT’S push to end 23 years of daily deaths on Texas roads
Roadway crashes have claimed at least one life every day for more than two decades 11/08/2023 23:00
Special session likely to end with no voucher deal
Special session likely to end with no voucher deal
As the clock ran down on the Legislature’s third special session, Texas House and Senate leaders exchanged barbs over Gov. Greg Abbott’s school choice bill and border security proposals, the Austin American-Statesman reported. 11/08/2023 23:00
Abbott, House deadlocked over school choice, teacher pay
Abbott, House deadlocked over school choice, teacher pay
Gov. Gregg Abbott and the Texas House are at loggerheads over which will come first – vouchers for parents to pay for private school tuition, or funneling more money to public schools, The Dallas Morning News reported. 11/01/2023 23:00
USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program pays more than $1.77 billion to America’s producers
USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program pays more than $1.77 billion to America’s producers
Agricultural producers and landowners have chosen conservation on more than 23 million acres of private land nationwide 11/01/2023 23:00
Halloween History - And the Art of Fake News
Halloween History - And the Art of Fake News
On the morning of Oct. 31, 1938, American newspapers coast-to-coast ran headlines describing the mass panic resulting from a CBS radio broadcast the previous night. Terrified listen ers, believing the dramatized play to be real, thought they were witnessing an alien invasion and subsequent attack on the small town of Grover’s Mill, New Jersey. Phone calls to radio stations, newspaper offices, and the police convinced many that the broadcast caused a national hysteria. A story too silly to be taken seriously was, and the resulting panic became national news. In all of pop culture history, this is one of the most fascinating and bizarre stories you will ever hear. 11/01/2023 23:00
“Fancy new gloves”
“Fancy new gloves”
My Auntie Jo gave me a beautiful pair of gloves yesterday. They are elegant, with embroidery on the top, and I immediately did what I usually do -- I put them away for safekeeping. 11/01/2023 23:00
The Circus and The Book
The Circus and The Book
The Circus and The Book 11/01/2023 23:00
Early voting now underway
Early voting now underway
Early voting is now underway for the Nov. 7 general election. Voters will decide the fate of 14 proposed amendments, including measures to provide property tax relief and raise the homestead exemption to $100,000. 10/25/2023 23:00
Author Elaine Thomas to speak at Weimar Public Library
Author Elaine Thomas to speak at Weimar Public Library
WEIMAR – The Friends of the Weimar Public Library on Friday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. will present author Elaine Thomas, who will share tips and techniques for recording the stories of older relatives, friends, and neighbors. 10/25/2023 23:00
Footprints of Fayette
Footprints of Fayette
The Union Church of La Grange 10/25/2023 23:00
“Celebrating Halloween”
“Celebrating Halloween”
I have always loved Halloween, and I love it now more than ever. 10/25/2023 23:00
Beard School – The Fine Art of Facial Hair
Beard School – The Fine Art of Facial Hair
“Kissing a man with a beard is a lot like going to a picnic. You don’t mind going through a little bush to get there!” Minnie Pearl 10/25/2023 23:00
Staying serious about water conservation
Staying serious about water conservation
Y’all, we need to stay serious about water conservation. 10/18/2023 23:00
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