One of the highlights of the elementary school year was the annual Halloween carnival each fall. It was a big deal to all of us kids. There were booths with fun activities: bottle ring …
On a foggy morning of October 2, 1835, a fight erupted in Gonzales, marking the beginning of the War for Texas Independence. The conflict began when a Mexican commander, informed that Texas settlers …
My mom knew me well. So well, in fact, that as I left for college she outfitted me not only in the latest fashions for my body but she also armed me for life by the gift of a ceramic “book, a …
The Dallas Texans, the first pro football team in the Southwest, proved their season opening defeat was no fluke by losing 37-14 to the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 5, 1952. Seventy-two years …
On a foggy morning of Oct. 2, 1835, a fight erupted in Gonzales, marking the beginning of the War for Texas Independence. The conflict began when a Mexican commander, informed that Texas settlers had …
We packed a lot into a quick week in Washington. On Sept. 24, Chairman Gary Gensler appeared before the House Financial Services Committee along with other SEC commissioners. Under Gensler, …
This was the “Week that Was”. Do you remember that television show? Hot and cool weather, train and traffic jams, tragic decisions, and even deaths. I have felt every emotion this week. …
The following want ad appeared in a local newspaper: “For sale: 52-year-old husband, never remembers anniversaries, birthdays, or special occasions, never says ‘I love you,’ never …
I come from a family of readers – anything and everything. As a child, I wanted to read whatever my Mother was reading. And to their credit, my parents allowed me to read anything that I wanted …
“Politics is the entertainment division of the military industrial complex.” – Frank Zappa
It always startles me, even when – tipped off by swaying pines and limbs pelting my house – I suspect that it might happen. After a minute or two . . . I begin to gather my wits and my battery-operated gadgets around me and settle in for what I hope will be a short-lived power outage.
There’s lies, damned lies and statistics, then there’s whatever you want to call what’s going on in the national election cycle. Both sides of the aisle — a euphemism in …
Well, the 75th Trinity Community Fair has come and gone. By all accounts it was a hit except for the weather. The vendors, music, rides and entertainment were what we expected, and we are looking …
On Wednesday, legislation that I introduced passed out of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup. This bill, known as the “Manager Attitudes and Notions According to …
When I was a kid of five years old, my favorite TV show was “Captain Kangaroo”. We got our first TV the year the show debuted, in 1955. It was a wooden box with a small screen, but the …
Eligible Texans planning to vote in the November general election have until Oct. 7 to register, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds folks. The registration deadline applies to both …
