Measles Outbreak
In 2025, nonmedical conscientious exemptions became easier to obtain. With school back in session, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has reported...
Steadfast Support
In the days leading up to the GOP primary runoffs in May, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a stern warning about Bo French, a Republican...
News Roundup, Walls Edition
Lonamania Strikes Back
After sheriff’s deputies forcibly hauled him out of a recent commissioners court meeting like the heel in a Battle Royale, former state...
Zebras Redux
Two young zebras trot across the hard-packed Texas ground covered with patches of thick grass fried to a crispy brown by the relentless summer...
Crooked Ken?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities,...
News Roundup
Heroes of the Week
Two bros and two nonprofits deserve kudos for doing the right thing, especially in the face of so much overreach and...
News Roundup, The End Edition
My family of five (including two pets) is bone-in crazy — like, certifiably, straitjackets and all — but there’s still one place where we...
News Roundup, GTFO Edition
Flock of See-Grills
Too many of us are way too accepting of Flock Safety cameras and others like them. Too many of our family, friends,...
News Roundup, Lonamania Edition
Bursting the Commissioners Court’s Bubble
The 100+ citizens politely and not-so-politely fuming at the county administration building downtown last week made their point: Reducing voting...
Period Poverty
I recently met up with several of my fellow volunteers for one of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas’ period-packing parties. Surrounded by boxes of...
