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  Federal judge appears skeptical of new border law A federal judge is expected to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a Texas law about to go into effect that institutes new state penalties for illegal border crossings. During a hearing last week, U.S.

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State Capital Pitch made for new power plants Lt. Gov Dan Patrick joined with the world’s largest investment firm to pitch investors on building natural gas power plants in Texas at a summit held last week in Houston.

Experience The Power of His Love

“My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.” Psalm 51:17 Well, today is the big day. The day when we give cards, flowers, stuffed animals, jewelry, or whatever we can think of to let those we love know how much we care for them.

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State Capital TEA annual report just released The Texas Education Agency’s annual report was released last week. It indicates per-student funding in the 2021-2022 school year averaged $14,928 per student, up 42% since 2011.

A Coach Who Did it Right…

In a perfect world, coaches, parents and participants would rightly refer to sports aspirants as “student athletes.” Today, however, this often is not the case. For many—in both high school and college—reference to “student athletes” is an oxymoron, as far apart as the east is from the west.

Hot Air or Dead Air?…

My friend Rex Tackett, as community- minded as anyone I’ve ever known, is admired for always taking the high road, and—when necessary—the high wire as well. He takes life on with cheer, always confident of sunrise tomorrow, no matter how many clouds— dark as they may be—fluff up the sky today.

A Sweet Symphony of Mockingbirds

The early bird gets the worm, but the mockingbird gets the final word.

Giving Your Word and Keeping It ...

When we speak about the salvation of our soul, we are told “that the person will persevere”. It isn’t that today they say I am going to seek the things of God and later on thinks differently. Imagine that it’s one of our children, we say he (she) isn’t mine, later on we confess that it is.

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DOJ report on response to Uvalde shooting scathing The U.S. Justice Department issued a scathing report late last week on the May 4, 2022, mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

L.O.P. -- A Modest Proposal…

Several years ago, a wise guy— or perhaps a wise gal—sent an email that latched on and won’t let go. It read: “In your column today, I discovered several dozen well-chosen words.