A thousand words

I don’t know about you, but I like to know how things work behind the scenes. I’m not sure why that is.

House passes bills to give retired teachers relief from rising costs

The Texas House on Aug. 1 approved House Bill 20, legislation appropriating $212.7 million from the “rainy day” reserve fund to help defray rising healthcare costs for retired school employees.

The Stupid Party

The ascension of Donald Trump was supposed to change everything in the GOP. As it happens, perhaps one very important thing hasn’t: The Republicans may well still be The Stupid Party.

Dog Paddle

I  love to swim. I am a terrible swimmer. These truths have followed me throughout my life, and have made it quite difficult to pursue my dream of joining the Olympic swim team.  It all started when I could barely walk.

Texan dropped the bomb that ended the war

C apt. Kermit K. Beahan of Houston tossed and turned the night of Aug. 8, 1945 knowing that the next day, which also happened to be his twenty-seventh birthday, he might be called upon to drop the second atom bomb on Japan.

Think Positive

Last week, I shared coach Tracy Welch has been emphasizing attitude is everything throughout the off-season.  The emphasis on having a positive attitude and working for goals is a theme talked about daily with the Dawgs.  Why emphasize the value of having a positive attitude?

Fishing the Thermocline

In an earlier article we talked about the dog days of summer being here and that it’s that time of the year when you need to go deep. In this article we are going to talk about the lures and tactics needed for this doldrums in the year’s fishing.

How can you leave the legacy you desire?

You may not see it in the greeting card section of your local drugstore, but August is “What Will Be Your Legacy Month.” So it’s a good time to think about the type of legacy you’d like to leave.  Of course, “legacy” can mean many things.

House, Senate have not yet engaged in back-and-forth on key bills

Not a single bill had been agreed to by the state House and Senate as of July 28, exactly 10 days into the 30-day special session of the Texas Legislature. Lawmakers have a tall order served up to them by Gov.

In dreams

One of the odd quirks of being actively involved in any one thing is that past a certain point, that thing will actually enter your dreams. No joke. It’s person-by-person and even dream-by-dream as to whether or not that’s a good thing or bad thing, but it does indeed happen.