Corn Country Landscape

Body Corn country landscape—painted late summer—high clouds, heavy with moisture waiting for afternoon to thicken and darken and start raising Cain. You can see for miles. Brown, green, yellow patchwork pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle.

Starting over again

Body On August 11, 2020, Texas broke a new record. That was the day the number of Covid-19 cases in Texas exceeded 500,000. By August 17, 2020, Texas deaths due to the coronavirus had surpassed 10,000. To date, there have been over 53,000.

Eight proposed amendments on November ballot

Body AUSTIN—The order has been drawn for eight proposed amendments to the muchamended Texas Constitution that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot. The proposed amendments were approved by at least two thirds of both houses of the state Legislature.

Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 6–8

Body (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6–8.