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A call to light a candle rather than curse the darkness
A call to light a candle rather than curse the darkness
WRITE OF CENTER 06/11/2023 12:00 AM
Citizens unite to fight permit to discharge wastewater into Dry Comal Creek
Citizens unite to fight permit to discharge wastewater into Dry Comal Creek
NEW BRAUNFELS– Local environmental groups and concerned members of the community plan to speak out against a proposed permit application filed by a Comal County landowner with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at a public meeting planned for June 8th. The application requests permission to dump 600,000 gallons of treated sewage into the West Fork of Dry Comal Creek, which feeds into Dry Comal Creek and, eventually, into the Comal River. 06/07/2023 12:00 AM
Texas House impeaches AG Paxton
Texas House impeaches AG Paxton
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS HLIGHTS 05/31/2023 12:00 AM
County forms Public Safety Corporation
County forms Public Safety Corporation
During its May 8 meeting, the Kendall County Commissioners Court voted to create the Kendall County Public Safety Corporation with the purpose of aiding, assisting, and acting on behalf of Kendall County in the performance of its governmental functions to promote the common good, general welfare, and public safety of the County. 05/31/2023 12:00 AM
Local Republican is fed up
Local Republican is fed up
WRITE OF CENTER 05/28/2023 12:00 AM
Opinion: A tribute to teachers
Opinion: A tribute to teachers
When I was a kid, it never occurred to me that teachers were like the rest of us. I assumed they lived in special teacher enclaves. I was in middle school before I learned the truth. My illusions were shattered in the Model Market. Mama was checking out packages of chickens when, to my astonishment, I saw a teacher in the vegetable aisle. Flabbergasted, I whispered, “Mama! Look! There’s Mrs. Novak! She’s a teacher at my school!” Mama smiled, “ Oh, really? Do you have her for a class?” I said, “No, but what’s Mrs. Novak doing in the Model Market? Doesn’t she have her own place to shop?” Mama replied, “ Well, apparently she lives around here.” I was stunned. “ You mean there’s a teacher village around here?” Mama stopped inspecting chicken and looked very closely at me for a long moment. Then she said, “Honey, we need to talk.” 05/28/2023 12:00 AM
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Come, All Ye Faithful
The popular Christmas carol “O Come, All Ye Faithful” traces its history back several centuries. While the lyrics to the song have been attributed to various authors, the text is most often credited to an 18th century English hymnist named John Francis Wade. While Wade may or may not deserve such credit, the earliest known written versions of the hymn, sometimes referred to as “Adeste Fideles,” each include his signature. 05/24/2023 12:00 AM
Gov. Abbott announces SBA assistance for South Texas storms
Gov. Abbott announces SBA assistance for South Texas storms
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request for a disaster declaration for communities affected by severe thunderstorms, large hail, and damaging winds that occurred on April 28. Counties included in the declaration are Hidalgo County and its contiguous counties: Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Starr, and Willacy counties. 05/24/2023 12:00 AM
House lawmakers defy Abbott on vouchers
House lawmakers defy Abbott on vouchers
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS HLIGHTS GARY BORDERS 05/24/2023 12:00 AM
The other America
The other America
PROGRESSIVE VIEWS 05/21/2023 12:00 AM
State Sen. Campbell passes Children’s Gender Protection Act
State Sen. Campbell passes Children’s Gender Protection Act
AUSTIN– Senator Donna Campbell, MD ( R- New Braunfels) celebrated final passage of SB 14, the Children’s Gender Protection Act. The bill protects Texas children from medically unnecessary, irreversible gender modification treatments, including hormone and surgical procedures. 05/21/2023 12:00 AM
Local organization fights bill silencing TCEQ complaints
Local organization fights bill silencing TCEQ complaints
You may recall that in February we alerted you about SB 471 by Senator Springer, one of the meanest bills we have ever seen. This bill directs the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to charge a person who files a complaint for the cost of the investigation if, in the same calendar year in which the complaint is filed, the person has filed at least three complaints with TCEQ. 05/21/2023 12:00 AM
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