In his attempt to stanch the flow of immigrants into Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced that we will not accept any more refugees. Som… Read more

Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest foray into immigration and human welfare — deciding the state won’t take part in the federal refugee program — raise… Read more

Anymore these days I find myself talking to people, or reading what they have to say, then realizing they have no clue what in God’s green ear… Read more

In today’s automobile-centered society it’s practically a fact of life that sooner or later you will get pulled over by a law enforcement offi… Read more

Ken Paxton is one lucky duck. The Texas attorney general was asked the kind of friendly, easy question that allowed him to twist the nose of a… Read more

OK, the festive holiday season’s in the rearview mirror (except for the credit card bills), and school’s back in session (except at the Univer… Read more

Imagine a dog, a Labrador-border collie mix named Dixie. Our friendly beast likes food and can reach things left within a foot of the edge of … Read more

Not all cases of car theft have an unhappy ending. Read more

Julián Castro is out of the race for president, but that effort left him well-positioned for future runs, including the one for the second spo… Read more

A bunch of Texas politicians will soon find out they are not destined for elected office. Not this time, anyway. Read more

The most famous line from the classic novel Animal Farm is “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” We have certa… Read more

Mass shootings this summer in El Paso and Odessa prompted another round of debate, with some leaders who have firmly backed gun rights in the … Read more

Colleges have been around for centuries. College students have also been around for centuries. Yet, college administrators assume that today’s… Read more

As a new year begins, we become a bit more introspective — reviewing in our minds the myriad successes, failures and lessons learned. Read more

With the start of a new year and a new decade, now seems the perfect time for resolutions. Read more

“The reason many are not shocked about [Trump’s abuse of power] is that this president has dumbed down the idea of morality in his administration.” Read more

The Dallas-Fort Worth area, which includes Denton County, continues to attract companies large and small. DFW has the third-highest number of … Read more

In January, a longtime volunteer and philanthropist will be recognized as the seventh recipient of the Dr. Bettye Myers Humanitarian Award. Read more

Just like that, 2019 is almost in the rearview. Read more

Statistics tell us that an average of 10 people a day die on a Texas roadway. In 2018, our state’s traffic fatality tally reached 3,639. Some … Read more

Whichever we call them, courtesy, etiquette or manners, they may all be at least partially defined by one term. That simple but fitting term i… Read more

In the distance, the young couple strained to see the faint lights of the village as they flickered in the twilight. The journey from Nazareth… Read more

By Dec. 24, 1914, World War I Western Front soldiers had endured weeks of miserable, soaking rain in muddy trenches. Snow fell and clouds lift… Read more

The vote has come. Read more

What is your best Christmas memory? I have often asked people that question, and their replies surprise me. No one has ever mentioned a bunch … Read more

Even the kids in the elected class have visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads, dreaming at the end of another year what might be next i… Read more

Random, really? Read more

Most everyone agrees that good health is the single most important factor affecting quality of life for all Americans. However, families and c… Read more

The week behind us and the week ahead could foreshadow the next year in Texas politics. In spite of election filings and news happening here, … Read more

Just like the economy, online shopping is booming in America. However, a happy holiday can quickly become melancholy when a sneaky cyberthief … Read more

My fraternity brother at the University of Michigan was dying from diabetes, having already endured a series of minor amputations. But Art lov… Read more

In Texas, 42% of households struggle to afford the basic necessities — 28% of Texas households are ALICE and 14% live in poverty. ALICE is an … Read more

They wear their gunbelts a little tighter in Washington than in Texas. Read more

“The conduct of the Republican Party in this nomination is a remarkable indication of small intellect, growing smaller. They pass over … state… Read more

We recently commemorated the reopening of the Old Alton Road Bridge, which initially washed out during heavy rains in September 2018. Read more

The initial Republican and Democratic players for the 2020 elections will be on record at the end of this last day of candidate filing: Which … Read more

”Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” Read more

This whole impeachment thing is getting tiresome, isn’t it? Our country went nearly 200 years with only one presidential impeachment, and we a… Read more

In the circus atmosphere that has been consuming Washington it would have been easy to miss an important piece of news emanating from there. O… Read more