Governor declares state of disaster in long list of counties

Ed Sterling -Capital Highlights-   AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on June 1 declared a state of disaster in 31 counties that have been hit repeatedly with severe weather and flooding in recent days.

Back in the day

Lynette Sowell -My front porch-   Some of us lived dangerously back in the 80s, when we were in our teens. We had skills that “kids these days” don’t know of or understand. Like, how to handle a crisis when you’re hundreds of miles from home, with no cell phone, no GPS, no Internet.

Trails far from happy for b-western cowboy

Bartee Hailie -Texas History-   The matinee feature at Waco’s Fox Theater on Jun. 4, 1948 was “Chicago Kid” starring Don “Red” Barry, the well-known cowboy actor, in a crime drama for a change.

Crazy Driver

Renae Brumbaugh -Coffee Talk-   I have developed quite a knack for surrounding myself with the worst drivers on the planet. I’m like a magnet for them. Wherever I am, whether it’s on the freeway or on a back road, there they are.

10 states join Texas AG in lawsuit over school bathrooms

Ed Sterling -Capital Highlights-   Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on May 25 filed a lawsuit against the heads of the federal Department of Education, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Equal Opportunity Commission and other entities for issuing directives that would require...

For the grads

Lynette Sowell -My front porch-   Tonight is the annual “Walk of Fame” held by the Copperas Cove Education Foundation to honor the top 10 percent of this year’s batch of graduating seniors.

Living in luxury

Renae Brumbaugh -- Coffee Talk --   I’m depressed. Seriously depressed.   You see, I recently had my first taste of genuine, pampered luxury. Our family went on a cruise, and it was five days and nights of pure bliss.   Let me elaborate.

The bathroom putsch

Rich Lowry -- Column --   The authors of The Federalist Papers neglected to explain the fearsome powers that inhere in the “Dear Colleague” letter under our system of government.

Every small Texas town has its ‘shame’ to bear

Willis Webb -Webb’s Threads-   Small Texas towns are great. There’s almost enough of everything to go around — except money, food and morals.   Morals!? One town in which I published a paper had an undertaker that also freelanced as a bootlegger.

I beg to differ

Lynette Sowell -My front porch-   When you’re working on a project, it feels nice when everyone has the same ideas and wants to do things the same way. Especially if the outcome is successful. But how often does that really happen?