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State CapitalVoucher bill passes Senate, arrives in HouseA bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

A Hat That Stays Put...

Commentary by My aged Uncle Mort admitted the other day that he feels like it’s time for him to re-enter the stock market, and this time, “brimming with confidence.”He swore off trying to out-guess the market in the late 1990s.Mort said he lumped all of his investments into “sweet chariot stocks.

Texas Senate Review

SENATE COMMITTEE ADVANCES SCHOOL CHOICEThe Senate Committee on Education K-16 approved a plan to create education savings accounts to pay for non-public education services with state revenue, moving forward on Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s top priority for the 89th session.

Another New Year...

Relax. This is NOT going to be another one of those “promise pieces” about helpful resolutions that might elevate life for me in 2025. I leave that to others.In fact, were I to make a New Year’s resolution, it would be the determination to avoid making annual resolutions in the future.

Texas Senate Review

The Senate version of the state budget for the upcoming biennium includes $32 billion for property tax cuts. The bill, filed Wednesday by Houston Senator and Finance Committee Chair Joan Huffman, would spend $151.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Agencies, universities seek $24.6 billion in new fundingThe Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher education institutions have requested nearly $25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Lamb County, LAMB COUNTY SHERIFF GARY MADDOX and All Employees of the Lamb County Sheriff’s Office would like to express our sincere GRATITUDE!!Thanks to your generosity, the 2024 holiday season, for many of the children in Lamb County it was filled with laughter, play and joy!

Mort’s Football Dilemma...

If my ancient Uncle Mort could somehow “saddle up” the University of Texas’ mascot, and then lean forward, he’d literally be close to the center of BEVO’s horns.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Legislative session begins on Jan. 14The 89th Texas legislative session begins on Jan. 14 with a stillunresolved race for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.State Reps.

Spell Check Runs Amok...

“ Spell Check” — first thought to be a handy computer feature to help us use the correct letters in the proper order for word formation— often goes haywire.