Supreme Court rules in ‘one person, one vote’ case

Ed Sterling -Capital Highlights-   On a unanimous vote of 8-0, the U.S. Supreme Court on April 4 affirmed that states may continue to draw legislative districts based on total population.   In the Texas case, Evenwel v.

Listen up

Lynette Sowell -My front porch-   If it’s one thing I remember from elementary school, it’s the teachers trying to get us to listen, which is probably one of the biggest grown-up lessons we can learn.

Yes, the delegates can decide

Rich Lowry -- Column --   Donald Trump has made his first threat to sue over the procedures for selecting delegates to the Republican convention. It surely won’t be his last.

Chained

Renae Brumbaugh -- Coffee Talk --   My dog thinks she’s the boss of me. She doesn’t listen. She does whatever she pleases, and when I scold her, she sasses me. Considering she’s not even a year old, I’d say she’s hit her teen rebellion stage a little early.

Senate Finance chair confirms behavioral health budget

Ed Sterling -Capital Highlights-   The Texas Health and Human Services Commission will have some $6.7 billion to fund the state’s behavioral health services efforts during the 2016-2017 fiscal biennium.

A good kind of sharing

Lynette Sowell -My front porch-   I should start off this semi-rant by saying I’m a fan of social media used for the right reasons. I use it for keeping in touch with my family that lives over 1,600 miles away, with old friends from high school and college.

Duck Drama

Renae Brumbaugh -- Coffee Talk --   Having ducks on my pond has been great therapy for me, but not for the reasons you’d think. Yeah, they’re pretty. They add a graceful tranquility to the yard. And they’re a lot of fun to watch.

DPS chief reminds citizens to be vigilant

Ed Sterling -Capital Highlights-   Following news reports of coordinated, terroristic bomb attacks in Brussels, Belgium, on March 22, the Texas Department of Public Safety posted a reminder to Texans to remain vigilant and to report suspicious behaviors.

Beauty and the devil

Lynette Sowell -My front porch-   Sometimes it takes forever to get me out of an art museum. When I’m at an art museum observing a painting, I look at the whole thing first.