Local Commentaries

  By TOM LUCE and JEREMY MAZUR Texas Press Association.   Texas embraces everything about energy – especially what’s new. Texans struck oil at Spindletop in 1901, and it would have been easy to sit […]

By ROYCE WEST Texas Senate   All but the most strident non-believers have conceded that Joseph R. Biden was elected president of the United States on Nov. 3, 2020. The deposed, 45th POTUS became the […]

  By JULIE SCHATTE The Nitsche Group   (Texas Press) – As we approach the holiday season and another unpredictable Texas winter, you can ensure that your business and employees are properly prepared for what […]

  By DEBBIE GARZA Texas Pharmacy Association   It’s somewhat gratifying that Congress and the White House are at least attempting to address the issue of drug costs.  It’s simply not right when rising out-of-pocket […]

  By ROYCE WEST Texas Senate   Memory recalls that before MapQuest, Google, Siri and other onboard navigational tools, we used road maps to help us get to where we wanted to go. Analogies could […]

  By KAREN HUGHES Vogel Alcove   National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week and National Homeless and Hunger Week is an opportunity for communities across the country to draw attention to the problems of hunger […]

  By MARGARET SPELLINGS Texas Press   A good education has always required a partnership between parents, teachers and policymakers. That’s never been more apparent than in the era of COVID-19, and it should guide […]

  By ROYCE WEST Texas Senate   Few bills have been more controversial than the Senate Bill 8 that was approved during the 2nd Called Session of the Texas Legislature. That was the “fetal heartbeat […]

  By VIOLA HEBERT Texas Press Association   The senior community needs champions. Despite being one of the most significant voter groups in the country, the senior community often feels ignored when it comes to […]