Early voting begins on 8 proposed amendmentsIf history is an indicator, Texas voters will likely go to the polls on Nov. 2 in underwhelming numbers to decide the fate of eight proposed amendments to … more

Lawmakers in Austin are in a special legislative session tackling redistricting. They’re redrawing the political boundaries for Texas districts in the U.S. House, along with the Texas House, … more

Early boting is now underway for the Nov. 2 constitutional amendment elections.  I urge every Texan to do their homework and cast an informed vote on each of the eight proposed amendments … more

Dear Editor: The statement that the audit of Arizona's Maricopa County concluded that Biden won the state's most populous county is misleading. The mainstream media refuses to reveal the in depth … more

Abbott wants to increase illegal voting penalties Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Texas Legislature to increase the penalty for illegal voting, adding the item to the third special session now … more

LUFKIN — Between 2017 and 2019, some 1.4 million Texans were facing some kind of substance use disorder; that’s nearly 6 percent of the state’s residents over the age of 12, … more

Seventeen Southeast Texas counties have been declared disaster areas after Hurricane Nicholas came ashore, dumping more than a foot of rain and cutting off power to a half-million customers in Texas, … more

August is in the books and the first day of autumn beckons. Dr. Mark Wentzel, a hydrologist with the Texas Water Development Board, reports the month was cooler than normal for most of the state, and … more

This week Texans, Americans and all those who love freedom throughout the world will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.Already we are bombarded with remembrances, the replay of … more

More than 600 new laws signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott went into effect Sept. 1. The new state laws — including one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, the right to … more