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DPS needs to curtail speeds
DPS needs to curtail speeds
New study showing rise in deaths and injuries should prompt policy review An alarming increase in the number of deadly high-speed chases by Texas law enforcement since the beginning of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star program should warrant some attention in Austin. 12/10/2023 05:00 AM
Golf recognizable in next several decades?
Golf recognizable in next several decades?
A course is a course, of course of course … . 12/10/2023 05:00 AM
TV news puts emphasis on more women in media
TV news puts emphasis on more women in media
Apple TV’s “The Morning Show,” which recently ended its third season, offers a melodramatic mishmash of media and current events, yet manages to get one thing right: It depicts women as the new faces of television news. 12/10/2023 05:00 AM
Texas should ban use of smartphones by students in its schools statewide
Texas should ban use of smartphones by students in its schools statewide
Smartphones are ubiquitous, and not just among adults. Many kids have them now, even at elementary school ages–and they’re not just on TikTok at home, they’re distracted during school hours, too. 12/06/2023 12:00 AM
Can we just sleep through Christmas season this year?
Can we just sleep through Christmas season this year?
It was never as high-profile as “Rudolph” or “Frosty,” but it’s worth noting that the animated special “The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas” turns 50 on December 17. 12/06/2023 12:00 AM
On St. Nick’s Day, charitable donations are really slumping
On St. Nick’s Day, charitable donations are really slumping
Here’s an unpleasant holiday statistic: Average Americans are giving significantly less to their favorite charities this year than they did just four or five years ago. 12/06/2023 12:00 AM
Texas Supreme Court hears abortion ban challenge
Texas Supreme Court hears abortion ban challenge
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could decide whether medical exceptions to the state’s abortion ban are written clearly enough to protect pregnant women who face serious health risks, the Austin American-Statesman reported. 12/05/2023 12:00 AM
Gov. Abbott needs to rethink who he will support in 2024?
Gov. Abbott needs to rethink who he will support in 2024?
It’s not like we really thought this would go differently, but we were still disappointed to see Gov. Greg Abbott endorse Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination. Not shocked, not even a little surprised, but disappointed nonetheless. 12/03/2023 05:00 AM
To tip or not to tip: a modern question
To tip or not to tip: a modern question
Tipping demands sure have gotten out of control. 12/03/2023 05:00 AM
State educators deny climate factors again
State educators deny climate factors again
The Texas Board of Education denied climate change–again. 12/03/2023 05:00 AM
Hang your Christmas lights, but be careful doing it
Hang your Christmas lights, but be careful doing it
Each year the weekend after Thanksgiving, I sense an innate urge to risk life, limb and public humiliation by festooning the exterior of our home with several hundred C9 incandescent lights. [I’m still resisting the whole LED craze– also known as “the Devil’s bulbs.”] My mild-mannered next-door neighbor and I always engage in an unspoken competition to see who can get their Christmas lights up first, but since I have the holiday sleeping habits of an inebriated grizzly bear in mid-hibernation, he consistently wins–after which he undoubtedly enjoys shouting, “Let me know if you need any help up there,” as I cling desperately to the shingles while those little granules clatter in the aluminum rain gutters –portending my likely doom. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
Paths for high-speed rail services in Texas
Paths for high-speed rail services in Texas
As congestion and accidents plague our roadways, innovative transportation solutions are key to sustaining our region’s rapid growth. Though it seems utopian in Texas, highspeed rail could be a huge boon for the state if implemented strategically. 11/29/2023 12:00 AM
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