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. …
A question that has been bouncing around my mind over the last few weeks is, “Is this the best we can do?”
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. …
A question that has been bouncing around my mind over the last few weeks is, “Is this the best we can do?” I’m speaking specifically of our presidential candidates, of course, …
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” —Abraham Lincoln In the months leading up to the 2024 Presidential …
“Politics is the entertainment division of the military industrial complex.” – Frank Zappa
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 …
