‘Tis the season

But not to be jolly or deck the halls with boughs of holly. ‘Tis the season to keep an eye out on what’s coming up in our city. The months of July and beyond are known as budget season. Actually, for the city itself, budget season is already well under way.

First Gulf storm of season elbows Texas

State emergency responders geared up for the first time this hurricane season in response to Tropical Storm Cindy, which came ashore just east of the Texas-Louisiana border on June 22.

The Age of Unilateral Rule

The Trump administration has been exhaustingly eventful, but almost none of the events have involved Congress.

Mercy Me

I looked in the rearview mirror at the police car pulling into the street behind me. Oh, please God, don’t let him come after me. I turned. He turned. I pulled into the parking lot. He pulled into the parking lot. I parked. He pulled up behind me and turned on his lights.

Governor signs 2018-2019, two-year state budget into law

Gov. Greg Abbott on June 12 signed Senate Bill 1, legislation that appropriates some $217 billion to pay for the state’s next two-year fiscal period. “I am once again signing a budget that addresses the most pressing challenges faced by our state.

Ghosts? Busted.

A s hard as it may be to believe folks, it’s still a hot topic a full year later. People are still screaming. There is still wailing and gnashing of teeth. A total and complete disaster happened, but the people responsible for it are still refusing to take the blame.

The mighty pen

B ack when I was in elementary school, it was a monumental event when you entered fifth grade. Say bye-bye to pencils, kids. A package of ink pens was added to our school supplies list. Prior to that grade, it was made clear by the teachers that it was pencils-only.

Declare Your Financial Independence Day

W e’re getting close to the Fourth of July, when we celebrate the freedoms we enjoy in this country. The U.S. constitution grants us many of these liberties, but we have to earn others – such as our financial freedom.

Belly Crawl

My life has sunk to a new low, and I think I like it.  Last week, Rick and I went on our annual anniversary adventure, this year to the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas. There’s much to see and do in that area, and we couldn’t squeeze it all into six days. I see another trip in our future.

Can Wonder Woman Just be Wonder Woman?

I n the new “Wonder Woman” movie, the heroine is mystified by the ways of humankind -- and she doesn’t even read the internet.