Happy Birthday and Anniversary to...

Body July 13 Patsy Towe Myrna Stephens Leah Meredith July 14 Teresa Clinton Toni Gonzalez Krista Francis Courtney Fowler Memori Jackson Romana Gonzales July 15 Nancy Young Christie Fisk Maci Parks July 16 Penny Mars Jamie Jameson Garrett Jameson July 17 Seven...

I miss the Wild West

Body “I want people to bear witness. I don't want people to be numb to events.” —Craig Goldstein, husband of Katie Goldstein, one of seven victims of the Highland Park, Illinois, shooting on July 4 Westerns were a mainstay in my household on Hill Avenue.

TEA releases STAAR results for grades 3-8

Body The Texas Education Agency has released the 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Results for grades 3-8, which showed across-the-board improvements in all grades and subjects, with especially significant gains in reading.

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

Body 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.

Clues and cues: carafes, chicory, curare, and—cell phones?

Body Absentmindedly is an adverb to live by. Can someone not only do things in an absentminded way but also think absentmindedly? That question came to me as I brewed some chicorylaced coffee this morning. Life is good.

Congressional Medal of Honor Society website worth a visit

Body “Your name is the most precious possession you have.” —Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, when speaking to young people Last week, the passing of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams did not register as much attention as the Heard/Depp verdict.

Three arrested in deaths of 53 migrants

Body AUSTIN—Three people were arrested last week by federal authorities in connection with a human smuggling incident that left 53 migrants dead. The migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on San Antonio’s Southwest Side, according to the San Antonio Express-News.

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

Body 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.

The amazing mesquitemobile

Body Gasoline and diesel costs are making me lament the demise of steam engines. Over a hundred years ago, steam took our ancestors all over the map, both by water and by rail. Eventually, someone — namely, the Stanley Brothers — designed a car that ran on steam.

Observations from a delivery driver

Body • Carrying a 35-lb.