Lawmakers plan to file teacher pay legislation in special session

A  special session of the Texas Legislature, called by Gov. Greg Abbott, is set to begin on July 18. The agenda is big.

He’s a Republican Now

Donald Trump, the erstwhile Democrat, independent and member of the Reform Party, finally has a fixed partisan identity. The president may be besieged, unpopular and prone to lashing out self-destructively, but all of this cements his bond to his party rather than erodes it.

In the Dough

I ’ve always dreamed of rolling in the dough. But apparently, dough rolling isn’t one of my life’s callings. Yesterday, I attempted to make gluten-free bread for the first time. I have a bread machine. I can read a recipe card. It’s not rocket science.

If it wasn’t for the Fourth of July...

If it wasn’t for the Fourth of July, we’d have to find another day to load up on hamburgers, hot dawgs and apple pie (or cherry, my favorite, sugar free, of course)...

Getting Things Right

Given that the 4th of July is here again, I figured that I’d take a few minutes to look at one of the big things that makes America America. That would be the Constitution, the guiding document that establishes who and what we are.

Out of the many, one

Here comes another birthday for our country, another chance for us to gather with family and friends, eat, have a day off (some of us) and maybe watch some fireworks.

Governor applauds lawmakers’ intentions for special session

Gov. Greg Abbott, in the last 10 days of June, posted news releases pointing out specific lawmakers and their plans to file bills that fulfill his expectations for the 30-day special session, which he called to begin July 18.

Airport Anxiety

I have a rare medical condition known as airport anxiety. It’s so uncommon, it’s not even an official diagnosis.

Yes, hate speech is free speech

With the left feverishly attempting to squash unwelcome speech on college campuses, with the president of the United States musing about tightening libel laws, with prominent liberals asserting that so-called hate speech is not protected by the First Amendment, free speech in America at least has...

In a Jul. 3, 1925 editorial entitled “The Circus Comes to Dayton,” the Temple Daily Telegram criticized the carnival atmosphere surrounding the Scopes “Monkey Trial” and dismissed the emotion-charged debate over evolution as a “useless discussion.” The ne

In a Jul. 3, 1925 editorial entitled “The Circus Comes to Dayton,” the Temple Daily Telegram criticized the carnival atmosphere surrounding the Scopes “Monkey Trial” and dismissed the emotion-charged debate over evolution as a “useless discussion.