Cut your own christmas tree farms in Texas

Body Go Texan and the Texas Christmas Tree Growers Association (TCTGA) encourage families to celebrate the holiday season with a Texasgrown Christmas tree this year.

From a nurse, with love

Body I was a nursing student the first time I saw a woman give birth. Even though I was young and naive, I was cognizant of the weight of the moment when the baby took its first breath: the thin space where we see the holy and miraculous here on earth.

Thankful for a nation’s blessings

Body Thanksgiving holiday will come soon, and this morning as I sat drinking coffee on the porch, I thought of my many blessings. (Ol’ Browneyes and I used to sit on the back porch and drink coffee every day, way before dawn, and I have continued that tradition.

To upsize or to downsize?

Body One of the hottest trends in real estate is the tiny house phenomenon. What will they think of next? Tiny house additions.

Our vision can improve with age

Body Some Bible stories unsettled me when I was little, confused me as a middle-schooler, and brought yet another perspective to me as an adult reader. When baby Moses was placed in a basket, I was sad. I was also five years old.

Filing period for 2022 primary opens

Body TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION AUSTIN—The filing period for the 2022 Texas primary elections opened on Nov. 13, allowing candidates to file with their respective party chairs for spots on the March 1, 2022, primary ballot.

Museum Faces

Body I took a trip to the museum of natural history. It was a fascinating place: a taxidermist’s showcase. A dog heaven, what with all the prehistoric bones.

Jackson announces for re-election

Body Congressman Ronny Jackson announced he will run for re-election as Texas Congressional District 13 Representative, his office said on Saturday, Nov. 13.

Veterans Day is for all of us

Body “I didn’t want to miss that war.” —17-year-old Clifton McCleskey Bessie’s youngest son said these words to his mother and his sister Eula at the laundromat in Rotan in June 1944.

Rural West Texas counties among those eligible for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans to agriculture-related businesses

Body Small nonfarm businesses in 36 Texas counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center–West.