Texas stands to gain two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after results of the 2020 census released last week show the state had the largest numerical gain of any state since the 2010 census
It has been said of me throughout my adult life—perhaps also true of years unfolding soon after infancy--that my “antenna” has been on “24/7” alert for good deals.
A bid to expand health coverage for low-income Texans failed in the Texas House last week, 80-68.
The morning news programs and talk shows are full of praise for men and women who were the first of their race, their religion, their graduating class, etc. to do something. Of course, we have the first woman Vice President… but she is also the first Black and/or Asian to be Vice President of the United States. She’s not the first child of immigrants… several of the founding fathers were children of immigrants and immigrants themselves. Think: Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, even George Washington, although born in the colonies and qualified to hold the highest office was a child of immigrants. So, it’s not such a big deal that Kamala Harris is a child of immigrants. Her real “first” has to do with being a woman Vice President of the United States.
I would like to know if we are not getting any industry in our town. That would provide jobs for both men, women and teenagers. I can’t see much but old, empty and rotting buildings. Houses sitting empty.
Folks know me best around town as the sports guy, not knowing that I have done some news for the entire time I’ve been here.
Others know me straight for my county work at commissioners court and some area school boards and had no clue I even delved into sports.
Those worlds have melded into one over the last several months, as now I’m doing it all (or trying to in any case). I’ve had some help in to what to focus on and what not to.
There are a handful of college coaches in this land whose names are interchangeable with the colleges they served during their entire careers.
They were paid salaries that would be laughable compared to contracts held by many big-name coaches today.
Early voting began Monday for May 1 elections in county, city and school district elections.
Secretary of State Ruth R. Hughs encourages all eligible voters to take advantage of the early voting period, which runs through Tuesday, April 27. Texas voters can contact their respective county elections office to view a sample ballot, locate their appropriate polling place, and plan their trip to the polls. Additional information is available at VoteTexas.gov.
New PUC commissioner confirmed
For most of us, our coffee tables and end tables, the arms of our chairs, or the floor around and under most furniture is cluttered with not one, but several remote controls. Most of them are black, around six or seven inches long, and about as wide as the palm of a human hand. They fit comfortably in our hands so easily that we end up carrying them into another room, carrying them to the car with us, or maybe even dropping them in the garbage with that stack of mail from the afore mentioned chairs, tables, and floor.
They are to be commended--the “big box” store planners--for the many “edges” they’ve honed to make it to the ladder’s top for in-store shopping.
