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Analysis: A quick turn on property taxes with the long game in mind
Analysis: A quick turn on property taxes with the long game in mind
Property taxes are higher in Texas than in all but a handful of other states. Voters know that, and when voters are interested, so are the people who depend on those voters for political survival. 10/24/2021 05:00 AM
Recognizing yellow, and red flags in relationships
Recognizing yellow, and red flags in relationships
The following article is part three of a five-week series focusing on raising awareness about domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and we hope to educate our community on this very important issue. 1 in 3 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Locally, the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center has been serving victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and child abuse since 1978. Last year, HCWC served 2,055 victims of abuse (faceto-face) primarily from Hays and Caldwell Counties. 866 of those were victims of domestic violence. 10/17/2021 05:00 AM
Analysis: Greg Abbott and the policy contradiction of an anti-mandate mandate
Analysis: Greg Abbott and the policy contradiction of an anti-mandate mandate
The governor of Texas is mandating against mandates — resuming the kinds of top-down restrictions on private businesses that got him in trouble with a Dallas hair salon owner in 2020. 10/17/2021 05:00 AM
The unseen effects of domestic violence
The unseen effects of domestic violence
The following article is part two of a five-week series focusing on raising awareness about domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and we hope to educate our community on this very important issue. 1 in 3 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Locally, the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center has been serving victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and child abuse since 1978. Last year, HCWC served 2,055 victims of abuse (faceto-face) primarily from Hays and Caldwell Counties. 866 of those were victims of domestic violence. 10/10/2021 05:00 AM
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
On Nov. 2, Election Day, we will choose two city councilmembers. Four candidates are running for the two places. 10/10/2021 05:00 AM
Analysis: When Texas legislators admit they don’t know what they’re doing
Analysis: When Texas legislators admit they don’t know what they’re doing
State government in Texas is more of a slapdash operation than our high school civics teachers prepared us for. Some of the people working in and around the Texas Capitol definitely know what they’re doing. There are some real Jedis out there. 10/10/2021 05:00 AM
Recognizing abusive behaviors
Recognizing abusive behaviors
The following article is part one of a five-week series focusing on raising awareness about domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and we hope to educate our community on this very important issue. One in three women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Locally, the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center has been serving victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and child abuse since 1978. Last year, HCWC served 2,023 victims of abuse (face-to-face) primarily from Hays and Caldwell Counties. 836 of those were victims of domestic violence. 10/03/2021 05:00 AM
Analysis: Texas government won’t represent the state’s population unless its political maps do
Analysis: Texas government won’t represent the state’s population unless its political maps do
In a state where more than 60% of the residents are people of color, the Texas Legislature is proposing maps where white people have voting majorities in 50% of the congressional districts. 10/03/2021 05:00 AM
Analysis: The 2022 general election is a year away, but many of the issues are already evident
Analysis: The 2022 general election is a year away, but many of the issues are already evident
A year before Texans will vote in the general election race for governor and other statewide offices, the list of candidates remains incomplete. 09/26/2021 05:00 AM
College football fan follies
College football fan follies
Before a couple of weeks ago, it had been over 20 years since my wife and I attended a Texas A&M football game. 09/26/2021 05:00 AM
Analysis: Population changes the recipe for Texas’ political soup
Analysis: Population changes the recipe for Texas’ political soup
Political people often compare Texas election maps to a state-shaped bowl of tomato soup with blueberries sprinkled in it. Most of the state in those post-election illustrations is Republican red, with smaller areas — the big cities and, increasingly, their suburbs — colored Democratic blue. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
Nearly 100 years ago, in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that vaccine mandates were constitutional. Justice John Marshall Harlan explained that “Real liberty for all could not exist under the operation of a principle which recognizes the right of each individual person to use his own [liberty in a way that results in injury to others].” 09/19/2021 05:00 AM
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