Sécateurs for garden gifts

CUISINE & CULTUREELLEN PEFFLEYStumped on what to give the gardener on your Christmas list?

The 501

HANABA MUNN WELCHKeen truth from a poetic songThe road goes on forever, and the party never ends.You’ve heard that line from Robert Earl Keen’s classic song. Maybe you know all the lyrics. I didn’t previously. Call me illiterate. But I just now read every verse.

Hot chocolate— with options

CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMANGELINA L aRUE TO OUR READERS in the Caprock Courier, the Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon and The Texas Spur—You may have noticed a switch, starting in last week’s issues, to a new focus in our pages on a heritage topic: Traditional cooking with a local...

Older Texans face steep ACA price hikes

AUSTIN— About 1 million Texans over the age of 45 who receive health insurance coverage through the federal Affordable Care Act will likely face monthly premiums of more than $1,000, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

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’Tis the season for concession stands

Shed a Little LightFriday night lights are almost behind us (still cheering on Jayton in their quest for a three-peat). But never fear, the concession-stand season with basketball games on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays is upon us.

The 501

What’s better than famous?ALMOST FAMOUS.Those words caught my eye as my husband and I whizzed by a spiffy trailer business at the edge of town. Not our town.

Sisters, canned cranberry, football—and rolls that don’t rise

Shed a Little LightI am not the family go-to when it comes to homecooked meals. While I am an excellent cook when I choose to do so, I just don’t care about being in the kitchen. Right now, I don’t even own a stove.

Supreme Court blocks lower court redistricting ruling

AUSTIN— The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked a lower court ruling that threw out the state’s new congressional map, allowing the new districts to stay in place, at least for now.

TEA releases financial accountability ratings

AUSTIN— More than four-fifths of Texas public schools received an ‘A’ rating for their financial practices, according to the Texas Education Agency, which released the final financial accountability ratings for the latest school year last week.A total of 969 school districts and charter schools, or...