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Bold & Resilient Faith ...Hello dear friends, I want to speak to you this morning in light of all the recent events that have taken place in our world here recently and times past, but more specifically, in light of the passing of our dear brother in Christ Charlie Kirk Its no secret that we live...

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Abbott limits THC products to those 21 and olderAfter 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...

Whataburger to the Rescue...

I’d never thought of naming my laptop. Now, I’m making a u-turn, deciding that it deserves a name: “Dolly.”Hundreds of miles away from her for five full days, I can now warble with gusto, “Hello, Dolly. Well, hello, Dolly.

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Second special session gaveled to a closeThe second special session of the Texas Legislature ended last Thursday with a new congressional map, flood relief and safety measures but a stalemate on whether to ban or regulate THC.

I’m Back...

My time away from writing the last two months—for repairs, rejuvenation, re-connection and respite from the world of 24/7 caregiving—has been more than rewarding. Resulting are at least two more “R” words: Resumption and re-commitment.Truly I have missed writing weekly.

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State CapitalRedistricting bill heads to Abbott’s deskBoth the Texas House and Senate have passed a mid-decade redistricting bill that positions the GOP to pick up five additional congressional seats next year.

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State CapitalSpecial session ends; Dems make new demands With a quorum-breaking number of House Democrats still out of state, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gaveled the first special session to an end Friday.

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State CapitalPaxton sues to remove 13 absent Democrat House members Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 of the more than 50 House Democrats who fled the state to break quorum and effectively halt the special session to prevent a mid-decade redistricting plan,...

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State CapitalGOP legislators unveil redistricting map as Dems fleeTexas Democrats left the state Sunday in hopes of derailing a mid-decade redistricting plan, The Dallas Morning News reported.State Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, announced the Democrats had left the state to break the quorum and stymie a...

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Kerr County death toll now at 108; two still missingThe number of people still missing in the July 4 Kerr County flood dropped to two after another body was recovered last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported.The two still missing are a child and an adult who were at Camp Mystic, where at...