For the grads

by Lynette Sowell The other night I went to the annual “Walk of Fame” held by the education foundation to honor the top 10 percent of this year’s batch of graduating seniors. Oh, to be 17, 18, or 19 again—not that I’d be willing to go through the throes of the teenage years again.

Lieutenant governor’s challenger wins runoff

by Ed Sterling AUSTIN – Republican voters picked Dan Patrick to face Democrat Leticia Van de Putte in the race for lieutenant governor in November. Patrick received 65 percent of the vote to incumbent Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s 35 percent in the May 27 runoff. Sen. Patrick, R-Houston, and Sen.