Senate bill would curb home insurance rates without approval

AUSTIN— Lawmakers in the Texas Senate are considering a measure that would require home insurers to get approval from regulators before increasing rates more than 10%, the Houston Chronicle reported.The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, would also create a three-member...

Four-Ingredient Chocolate-Peanut Butter Balls

When I was a little girl, my mom loved to make a sweet treat for us she simply called chocolate balls. She did the same with peanut butter balls. The peanut butter variety typically consisted of powdered milk, honey, and lots of creamy peanut butter.

Perennial Color with Rudbeckias

From the garden ELLEN PEFFLEYLast week’s column highlighted Snapdragons for annual spring color.

The 501

HANABA MUNN WELCHManaging barometric pain The bottom has fallen out of the barometric pressure measurer. (Yes, the word is barometer, but I didn’t think of it in time.) The West Texas wind is mimicking a hurricane.

The answers are blowin’ in the wind

C O M M E N T A R Y | SUEJANESULLIVAN@GMAIL.COM C O M M E N T A R Y | SUEJANESULLIVAN@GMAIL.COMMy granddaughters reveled in a spring break filled with family time, jumping on the backyard trampoline, playing on their pedal scooters, foot races in the front yard on dry grass, and watching NCAA...

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Senate backs prayer time, Ten Commandments in classrooms

AUSTIN— The Texas Senate last week passed a bill to allow school districts to set aside time for in-school prayer and gave initial approval to requiring all schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom.The Austin American-Statesman reported that the two measures were priorities...

Cajun red beans and rice

A mix of rice and beans is one of life’s simple pleasures, and it rings true for several types of cuisine. The two most common origins of this dish are Cajun, and Mexican. I grew up on beans and cornbread, but red beans with rice was also common, especially as I started cooking for myself.

Borrow eyes — see things afresh

If you find yourself driving across Texas and you’ve seen it all before, just imagine you’re somebody else.My cousin Idella died. I went to her funeral in faraway Dumas. For about 200 miles of mostly U. S. 287 I stayed on the phone with my friend Marilyn from New Orleans.

SPOTLIGHT ON HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW CALF SCRAMBLE 2025

SPOTLIGHT ON HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW CALF SCRAMBLE 2025