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Since the advent of the Iowa caucuses in 1972 and the South Carolina primary in 1980, the “first in the nation” political contests, including the New Hampshire primary which dates back to 1916, have been able to consistently end up selecting who the nominee for President will eventually be particularly for Republicans.
Read moreMany years ago when I was living in Utah with my family, I had an unusual problem with my family that I had never had before. At the time we also had a family dog.
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The Texas Railroad Commission has suspended nearly two dozen permits that allow oil and gas companies to inject saltwater into the ground, which regulators say has contributed to increased earthquakes of greater magnitude in West Texas.
Read moreOn a recent cool windy morning I was walking around the front yard under my two big pecan trees and it brought back memories of a long ago time.
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After the Texas Legislature spent much of 2023 in session, a bevy of new laws go into effect on New Year’s Day, though some have been delayed by lawsuits challenging their constitutionality.
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The Myth
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard some version of the myth that “game wardens are the most powerful peace officers in the state” since I got out of the Texas Game Warden Academy in 1991.
Read moreIs this not the weirdest week of the year? You don’t know if you’re coming or going or how that piece of cheese got into your hand.
Read moreAs many of us prepare to celebrate Christmas, while the world is ablaze with war and suffering, it is easy to feel comforted by our relatively safe and cozy lives within our relatively peaceful country. There is nothing wrong with that, in fact our gratitude should really be boundless as we see how others are forced to live, through no fault of their own.
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