Opinion

Clean energy alternatives aren’t the enemies of fossil fuels.

These days, getting all three of my semi-grown daughters together for a family activity is like herding cats who have cars, jobs at coffee shops and their own debit cards. So, when our girls were able to pencil us in for a quick weekend trip to San Antonio, my wife and I jumped at the chance ... or sort of hopped. Our backs hurt.

No matter how you look at it, Babe Ruth swung a big stick.

As the Texas Hill Country landscape continues to change, local wildlife is being pushed to its limits. Golden-cheeked Warbler populations are declining, indicator species in our waterways are disappearing, and migratory birds are being directed off their natural flight pathway.

On Wednesday, August 18, the Daily Record published remarks by Bryan Daniel, Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission, in which he rightly lauded Texas for its economic strength. But he didn’t stop there. He further added that “Texas is the greatest state in the nation . . . just because we’re Texas.” This statement carries Texas exceptionalism too far.

Texas public student scores in standardized testing continue to improve since the pandemic, but more than half of those taking the test still struggle with math and just under half read below grade-level, the Texas Tribune reported.

Amtrak may be able to nudge Dallas to Houston bullet train project along in this decade?

The number of people who are still watering their grass is very distressing.

I realize such headgear has fallen out of style in our self-esteem-obsessed culture, but maybe I should belatedly don a dunce cap.

Her fentanyl work is saving lives

Declining attention spans have reached epidemic levels.