The love of boiled peanuts

As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone Star state and brings them into the homes and hearts of thousands.

True power found in blackout poetry

Blackout poetry. It’s the latest. Okay. Maybe it’s not absolutely the newest genre in all things non-prose just because I’d never heard about it. I don’t keep up.

Gold medal memory

It is okay to toot your own horn when you play in the band. I’m gonna toot away because some moments deserve such attention. Fifty years ago this week— April 22 to be exact—the high school volleyball team on which I played won state. All of us but one are still living, including our coach.

Spaces still available for Texas Downtown Association tour Apr. 22

The statewide Texas Downtown Association is bringing its regional meeting to Lubbock this Friday, April 22, to shine a spotlight on two cities’s revitalization successes.

Abbott calls off troopers’ truck inspections at border

AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott halted the state’s aggressive truck inspection at all Texas border crossings after days of bipartisan criticism over the extended delays of goods entering the United States.

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the lone star state and brings them into the homes and hearts of thousands.

Our Velveteen Rabbits

A stuffed animal named Parker. One who goes by MooMoo. And the most recent addition to the menagerie, Smudge. My granddaughters and I are all attached to our sleep buddies at night. My younger granddaughter has had her little cow courtesy of her Great Aunt Brina and Uncle Kelly since baby days.

Deadline April 7 to register for elections; current fire danger highest in West Texas

AUSTIN—Eligible Texas voters who have not done so already have until April 7 to register to vote in the May 7 statewide constitutional amendment election, as well as any local elections for city, school districts and other local entities.

Exploring the other Las Vegas (a while back)

As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the lone star state and brings them into the homes and hearts of thousands.

From new Guthrie postmaster

It is a great honor to serve Guthrie, Texas, as your new postmaster. In my three years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role the Postal Service plays connecting neighbors and our community to the nation.