Trio of judges to rule on congressional map

AUSTIN— The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 congressional map are asking a panel of three federal judges to block using the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the March midterms.

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Mower fun than bumper cars?

Mower fun than bumper cars?Remember bumper cars? Do they still exist? I just loved the whole experience. Wham! It didn’t matter much who you hit as long as you hit somebody. Wham!

In-state tuition guidance creating confusion

AUSTIN— Advocates for undocumented college students claim some students have been told incorrectly they are no longer eligible for low in-state tuition rates, the Texas Tribune reports.

Not my truck, Lord

This month’s guest columnist is Kelly Gordon, a retired teacher who now works part-time as a UIL academic coordinator in Borden County.

DPS officers arrest thousands of undocumented immigrants

AUSTIN— In an operation being called “Lone Star 2.0,” more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants have been arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety officers this year, according to records obtained by The Texas Tribune.

Sharing some recent reads

C O M M E N T A R Y | SUEJANESULLIVAN@GMAIL.COMMy mother was a reader.The 1930s and forties rural setting nurtured this: no television and no neighbors, with nightly radio and a Saturday trip to town as the rare outlets to the world.But books would take Mother and her siblings anywhere they wanted...

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Abbott limits THC products to those 21 and older

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATIONAUSTIN— After two special sessions ended without lawmakers agreeing on how to regulate the state’s THC market, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order restricting the use of products infused with the psychoactive cannabis compound to adults age 21 and older, The Dallas...

Sharing the wheel

Shed a Little LightThis week I’ll turn it over to a guest columnist. Recently, I wrote about how we used to give and take directions without the use of today’s technology. A reader of The Texas Spur and 1953 Jayton High School graduate, Coy Hoggard emailed me an interesting response.