Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo: “This is not the time to give up”
This Wednesday, the state’s decision to open everything at 100% and eliminate the mask mandate comes into effect. For the vast majority of the community who have been …
Columns
Brady goes for 7th Lombardi, Mahomes second in what could be a very real ‘Super’ Bowl!
By Mike Keeney I guess that Tom Brady guy still has something left in the tank. After spending 20 years in New England and leading the Patriots and …
Just Between Us: One Thing I Didn’t Expect About Motherhood
By Kristan Hoffman One Thing I Didn’t Expect About Motherhood: How much I would think about bodies. My body. My children’s bodies. The way they grow, stretch, scar …
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS: Supplemental funding legislation draws from “Rainy Day Fund”
By Ed Sterling AUSTIN — A few of the funding priorities expressed by the executive, legislative and judicial branches are not covered in Senate Bill 2, the state’s …
Charlotte’s Web: Someone’s Child
By Charlotte Jackson There is much concern about the increasing number of homeless people who are in the North Channel Area. Almost daily there are posts from concerned …
STATE CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS: Texas, nation mourn death of former president
By Ed Sterling AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Dec. 3 proclaimed Dec. 5 as an official day of mourning across the Lone Star State in honor of …
Finding My Father’s Mark
By Kristan Hoffman Over Labor Day weekend, I visited Seattle for the first time. The city is an interesting mix of big business and hippie culture, with vibrant …
New Ways of Getting the News
By Kristan Hoffman A few months ago I was coming back to Texas to visit my parents, and my dad asked me to bring a copy of my …
Sixty-fifth high school reunion
This writer is heading for a high school reunion on June 29th and recently had a discussion with a six-year-old boy about the event. The youngster had some …
The Tastes of Taipei
By Angie Liang Though Asia has a reputation for being inexpensive, the truth is that prices for most things in Taipei were not that different than other cities. …