TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

Body TUMBLEWEEDAs 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 StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.

These teaching moments

Body Each of us is a teacher. Our classrooms are in the home, in a car, in an office or a drive-through window. It is inevitable that people will watch us and learn something from us and about us.

Phelan’s GOP foes back one challenger

Body AUSTIN— Texas House Republicans who want to oust Speaker Dade Phelan have coalesced behind a single opponent: state Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield. A total of 48 representatives are backing the two-term representative, including four who dropped their own bids for speaker.

SMITH

Body TUMBLEWEEDAs 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 StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.

Brother Harold

Body What draws us to people?I think about those individuals whom I have held in high regard, whether personal connections or well-known figures from history or entertainment. Many of them are long gone, but recently one such soul agreed to sit down and visit with me.

Voter registration deadline nears for November election

Body AUSTIN— Eligible Texans planning to vote in the November general election have until Oct. 7 to register, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds folks. The registration deadline applies to both early and election day voting.

2024 CAPROCK PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS

Body Monday, Oct. 7, 9 a.m., County Courthouse, 1667 US-83, Guthrie, (806) 596-4411 MATADOR CITY COUNCIL Thursday, Oct. 10, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 706 Dundee Ave., Matador, (806) 347-2255 QUITAQUE CITY COUNCIL Monday, Oct. 14, 6 p.m., City Hall, 106 1st St.

Brochures: keep, then toss

Body Read any good tourist brochures lately?Websites and Facebook now threaten to make the classic trifold giveaways as obsolete as Texas maps. Back when I worked in the tourism industry, brochures were a solid staple.

Sweet it is

Body Readers, welcome back to our pages columnist Sue Jane Sullivan for the season. While Sullivan also compiles many of our community calendars and event bulletins year-round, she takes a well-deserved hiatus from the demands of column writing during the summer.

California dreamin’ and driving

Body In the American consciousness, California occupies a fabled throne: lodestone of the Golden West, goal of the beleaguered Dust Bowl Okies, fantasy of film and fortune, home of the high life.