Ask Rusty – Can My Wife Claim Her Benefit Now, and Switch to a Spouse Benefit from Me Later?

Dear Rusty: Can my wife claim her benefits now (at 63, and we know about the reduction for claiming early) and then, when I retire at 66 years and 10 months of age almost 3 years from now, can she switch over to spousal benefits based on my benefit amount?

Abbott ties voucher passage to teacher pay, school funding

Gov. Greg Abbott, just hours after the Senate initially approved a school voucher measure, said he would add teacher raises and increased public school funding to the ongoing special session agenda if the Texas Legislature passes his voucher plan, the Texas Tribune reported.

Vidor’s Past 5-10-15-20-25-3035-40-45-50-55-60 Years Ago

5 YEARS AGO October 18, 2018 County Attorney John Kimbrough is frustrated that people believe that his office has refused to prosecute any new case with regards to the murder of Kathy Page. “Rod (Carroll) was in my office this week and told me he would have the case to me in a week and-a-half.

Social Security Matters

by Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I read with interest an analysis of the history, reasons, and financial costs of the SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and SSDI (Social Security...

Life No Bed Of Roses For Bob Wills

Bob Wills was inducted on Oct. 18, 1968 into the Country Music Hall of Fame, an ironic honor since the King of Western Swing never thought there was anything “country” about his sound.

Texas employment at historic high, but jobless rate is up

For the 30th consecutive month Texas showed job growth, reaching just under 14 million jobs and outpacing the nation in its annual rate of employment growth, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Governor Connally says JFK will come to Texas

5 YEARS AGO 5 years ago Oct, 11 2018: The family of Kathy Page was excited and pleased with information aired in the tele-vision¡ program Cold Justice that was presented on the cable network Oxygen last Saturday night.

Social Security Matters

by Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Affect Social Security’s Budget?

Ask Rusty – Nonagenarian War Veteran Asks About Extra Credit for his Service

Dear Rusty: I'm turning 95 this year and am caretaker for my wife in our 70th year of marriage. I served before 1968 (195153) during the Korean War. How do the “special extra credits for military service” work for me? Is it retro-active?

Two courageous cops stand up to Klan

When two county cops confronted a howling mob of sheetshrouded Klansmen on Oct. 1, 1921, no one gave them much of a chance of getting out of Lorena, Texas alive.