Opinion

Feral cats, trash pickup are city council topics

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People need to be careful feeding any wild animal in the parks or from city property. They also need to remember that feral cats are wild animals. Cats may be friendly to you if you have food, but they may not be that friendly to a child that just wants to pet them.

My five cents...

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1. TEA announces opening of Texas Student Heroes Award nominations This month, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced that nominations for the annual Student Heroes program are open. The program recognizes Texas public school students in prekindergarten through high school who do an outstanding volunteer service that benefits their fellow students, schools, or communities. One student from each of the 15 State Board of Education districts is recognized. Nominations can be submitted by anyone, including school personnel, other students, parents, or community members. To nominate a student, fill out the nomination form on TEA’s website and include a brief essay submitted by the nominator describing the student’s work. For questions, please email heroes@tea. texas.gov or call the SBOE support office at (512) 463-9007.

“You’re lying!” “No, I’m not lying! You are!”

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Is anybody besides me sick and tired of hearing and reading where some of the candidates this year are calling each other liars either on the air or in print? And could it be that, in reality, all of them are lying? Or at least not telling the whole truth, or stretching the truth? Someone said, when a half truth is told for the whole truth, it becomes a lie. Kinda like in the garden of Eden when the serpent told Eve she wouldn’t die if she ate the forbidden fruit.

Texas primary early voting ends on Friday

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Early voting in the March 5 primary election ends Friday with a host of candidates on the ballot in both parties, including president, U.S. Senate, all 38 Texas U.S. representatives, all 150 Texas House representatives, and down to local races for district attorney, sheriff and other positions.

The last debate was the only real one

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Earlier this month, The Bee was notified and reported that District 18 state representative candidates would be in a forum or debating at the Book Nook Inn on Feb. 8 and again at the MUD Building on Feb. 12.

Federal judge appears skeptical of new border law

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A federal judge is expected to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a Texas law about to go into effect that institutes new state penalties for illegal border crossings. During a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge David Ezra said he had concerns that other states would follow Texas’ lead in creating their own immigration laws – a power given exclusively to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution.

Letter to the Editor

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Who is Jeff Yass and why should this Pennsylvania billionaire and political activist be on the minds of Southeast Texans heading into spring primary season? According to a FEC reports, Yass is the principal driver and donor—$3.5 million—to the AFC Victory Fund. AFCVF mailers have become ever present in our mailboxes, since it’s been spending tens-of-thousands in to unseat Texas House incumbents with negative and misleading advertising.

Trash pick up, stop sign proposals top agenda

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We had a City Council meeting on Monday without the presence of our city manager who was absent due to the death of her brother who she had provided a lot of care for during a recent illness. If she had been present I’m sure she would have had a valuable input on several of the topics.