Texas farmers concerned over growing trade war

AUSTIN—Texas farmers are voicing growing concerns about tariffs being enacted by President Trump adversely affecting their ability to sell agricultural goods overseas, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Dear Elon

More than any other country in the history of the world, twenty-first century United States should be functioning like a well-oiled machine.

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House proposes $7.5 billion in new school funding

AUSTIN— Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by $220, to $6,360 a year.

Take a bow

Shed a Little LightWe come from a school with no auditorium, we practice in my classroom, sometimes the bus barn concrete floor, and sometimes in a neighborhood school's auditorium that has closed its doors. It's a challenge, but my kids are resilient and just adapt to our surroundings well.

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So what have you been doing?

The 501Moos over news.In the winter that’s how it goes. Needy cows have a way of crowding out anything else that’s happening anywhere.But one curious news tidbit wafted my way — something about requests for government workers to say what they’d been doing, presumably to justify their existence.

Floyd County commissioners approve equipment sale to Crosby sheriff's office

Floyd County commissioners reviewed a list of surplus equipment such as portable radios and body cameras in regular session on Monday, March 3, 2025.

The muscle of compassion

Shed a Little LightCompassion is not a switch we can turn off and on when it is convenient. Feeling something deep in our gut when we encounter hurting people is not as simple as deciding that this time we will care. Compassion is a muscle, and this muscle grows by being exercised.

Voucher bill has backing of House majority

AUSTIN— A slim majority of Texas Housemembers have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education.