TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS DOJ report on response to Uvalde shooting scathing The U.S. Justice Department issued a scathing report late last week on the May 4, 2022, mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the Austin American- Statesman reported. Attorney General Mer...

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Quakes prompt officials to limit disposal wells The Texas Railroad Commission has suspended nearly two dozen permits that allow oil and gas companies to inject saltwater into the ground, which regulators say has contributed to increased earthquakes of...

I had a conversation with a local mayor last Friday that got me to thinking about the state of the world. And when I say that, let me clarify that I really mean our little part of the world right here where we live. No, I am not naive or unknowing about things that are global or even across our coun...

Yessir, the year 2023 is now in the books. Its pages are filled with all of the good and bad that happened to us over that 365 day span and now it is ...

Now that we’ve reached 2024, you might be thinking about your goals and hopes for the new year. But in addition to whatever personal resolutions you m...

The ink was barely dry on a law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott that makes unauthorized entry into the United States a state crime before a lawsuit was fil...