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Enjoying the rain and cooler weather
Enjoying the rain and cooler weather
The rains and cooler weather came in time for us to enjoy our fall flowers. The asters survived the drought as did the lantana, white boneset and purple cenizo. 11/16/2023 12:00 AM
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). When the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is included, legislators have been in Austin pretty much the entire year, as the Texas Tribune noted. While legislators are paid just $7,200 a year in salary, per diem payments – meant to cover their expenses while in Austin – have mounted. If the fourth special session goes a full 30 days, taxpayers will have spent $4.8 million keeping lawmakers in Austin. 11/16/2023 12:00 AM
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. 11/09/2023 12:00 AM
Plant seeds now, grow bluebonnets later
Plant seeds now, grow bluebonnets later
It’s not too late to plan for a blue bonnet (lupinus texensis) patch in your yard this spring. 11/09/2023 12:00 AM
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. 11/02/2023 12:00 AM
Learning all about the holiday pumpkin
Learning all about the holiday pumpkin
Today, pumpkins are a sign of fall and the coming holidays, and no thanksgiving table is complete without a pumpkin pie. But pumpkins have not always been associated with Thanksgiving. 11/02/2023 12:00 AM
Early voting in Texas now underway
Early voting in Texas 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. 10/26/2023 12:00 AM
Celebrating the onset of fall, cooler weather
Celebrating the onset of fall, cooler weather
Fall is on our doorstep: temperatures are starting to come down and we can enjoy outdoor activities without breaking a sweat. 10/26/2023 12:00 AM
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor
Stop, Look, and Listen Before You Vote...but VOTE I would like to expand on what I wrote here last week about the two types of people who run for office, the “politicians” and the “public servants”. These are my observations about our current council meetings: First, one member speaks at great length, campaigning for her latest ideas about what the council needs to spend our tax dollars on. Just because someone is very busy and vocal does not mean that she speaks for the majority of residents. After a few thoughtful questions or objections from other council members, their input is ignored and she, along with the mayor and a few of his yes men, go right ahead and do whatever they wish. I see that committees work hard to advise the council, and their advice is often ignored as well. This controlling group is a majority on the council now, but they do not represent most of us. Do we want a council that does what they want or a council who listens to what we want? 10/26/2023 12:00 AM
Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor
— Nancye Britner, Past Mayor Pro Tem 10/26/2023 12:00 AM
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