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Appeal of July 4
Appeal of July 4
The Fourth of July has always held a special power over me. 07/02/2023 05:00 AM
Love letter to a generator
Love letter to a generator
Dear Generac standby home generator, I want to apologize for calling down multiple elaborate curses upon you for being so expensive as you sat loitering beside the house almost completely idle for the three years since I financed you – despite the fact that the electricity in our neighborhood had previously been about as reliable as a toddler doing Algebra. 07/02/2023 05:00 AM
With heat, Abbott veto burns
With heat, Abbott veto burns
When oppressive heat smothers Texas, millions of air conditioning units kick in, whirring and wheezing, straining to spare us the indignities of sweaty discomfort and protect us from the far more serious prospect of heat stroke. 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
Captivating Fourth
Captivating Fourth
The Fourth of July has always held a special power over me. 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
How do we get Texas kids to read this summer, year?
How do we get Texas kids to read this summer, year?
As reading scores drop, summer programs at local libraries can help. 06/28/2023 12:00 AM
State calls for renewed energy conservation as searing heatwave continues in late June
State calls for renewed energy conservation as searing heatwave continues in late June
Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps state Texas’ power grid reported record electricity use early last week. Both the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas are urging residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce electricity use as temperatures soar above 100 degrees over much of the state. 06/27/2023 12:00 AM
San Marcos should embrace a holistic approach to plans for future growth
San Marcos should embrace a holistic approach to plans for future growth
I am very grateful for the detailed story in the Daily Record on 6-2123 by Shannon West on the new Comp Plan under review by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 06/25/2023 04:00 AM
Did someone say cataracts?
Did someone say cataracts?
“Because I could not stop for cataracts, they kindly stopped for me.” 06/25/2023 04:00 AM
TV budget-cutting worries affect viewers’ choices now
TV budget-cutting worries affect viewers’ choices now
Maybe it’s a good thing that my teenage dream of becoming a TV programmer never materialized. 06/21/2023 12:00 AM
Paying the national debt
Paying the national debt
The national debt broke the $32 trillion barrier this week. It’s a number so huge it’s incomprehensible to the average citizen. 06/21/2023 12:00 AM
Texas renewables survive
Texas renewables survive
Lawmakers picked a fight with renewables but didn’t wreck the Texas industry. 06/21/2023 12:00 AM
Abbott vetoes bills; feud with Patrick grows
Abbott vetoes bills; feud with Patrick grows
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claimed last week that Gov. Greg Abbott is sabotaging the Senate’s work because of their ongoing feud over which approach to property tax reform is best, The Dallas Morning News reported. Abbott vetoed three bills by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, who has been Patrick’s point senator on increasing homestead exemptions in order to provide tax cuts. As of Friday afternoon, he had vetoed 31 bills. 06/20/2023 12:00 AM
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