Community & Opinions

Thanksgiving—for all the ‘nevers’ in my life

I have never gone hungry. I have never gone without water, either for consumption or cleaning or cooking. I have never had to seek safety in a bomb shelter or a safe room. In my six decades, not once have I been treated differently due to my skin color.

On the road to Aspermont

Check Your Mirrors Come next week, the pew may call or a spot under a tree. Where’er I land on sabbath day the Spirit goes with me. – sjs My respect for those whose faith still leads them to participate and commune with believers in a church setting is genuine and profound. You lead and you love.

2023 Community Calendar

SPUR VISITOR CENTER, 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue, is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce and open during regular hours Tuesday–Saturday. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@gmail.com or call (806) 271-3097.

Lege gets to work in fourth special session

AUSTIN— The Texas Legislature, conceived as a part-time body to meet every other year for 140 days, is now in its record fifth session (counting the regular session).

TxDOT's push to end 23 years of daily deaths on Texas roads

Roadway crashes have claimed at least one life every day for more than two decades TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AUSTIN– It almost happened. The long and heartbreaking 23-year streak of daily deaths on Texas highways almost ended. Almost.

Special session likely to end with no voucher deal

As the clock ran down on the Legislature’s third special session, Texas House and Senate leaders exchanged barbs over Gov. Greg Abbott’s school choice bill and border security proposals, the Austin American-Statesman reported. In a social media post, Lt. Gov.

2023 Community Calendar

SPUR VISITOR CENTER, 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue, is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce and open during regular hours Tuesday–Saturday. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@gmail.com or call (806) 271-3097.

What am I missing here?

Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear, violence and threats when they endanger liberty.

Safety, teacher recruitment at little cost: Patton at a crossroads with bond vote

Patton Springs ISD is at a crossroads. For the first time in its history the school district has a large enough tax base to make improvements to a school built in 1934. There have been a few additions to the building since 1934.

2023 Community Calendar

SPUR VISITOR CENTER, 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue, is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce and open during regular hours Tuesday–Saturday. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@gmail.com or call (806) 271-3097.