Lawmakers to tackle soaring home insurance rates

AUSTIN- Top state lawmakers plan to address soaring homeowners insurance premiums when they return to Austin in January for the next legislative session, according to the Houston Chronicle.The state’s insurance commissioner, Cassie Brown, told a Senate committee that home insurance rates increased...

Team Moses

I’ve always had a soft spot for Moses.

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

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.Molly’s art in silhouetteMolly Dumas had a dose...

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

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.Signposts as yard artDanny Bollinger of Dallas...

These teaching moments

Each of us is a teacher. Our classrooms are in the home, in a car, in an office or a drive-through window.

Phelan’s GOP foes back one challenger

AUSTIN— Texas House Republicans who want to oust Speaker Dade Phelan have coalesced behind a single opponent: state Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield.

SMITH

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.The bank is now a barA family of lawyers in Fort...

Brother Harold

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

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.

2024 CAPROCK PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS

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., Quitaque, (806) 455-1456 ROARING SPRINGS CITY...