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Another special session slated for October

Another special session slated for October

Another special session slated for October

News Staff
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Gov. Greg Abbott has called a third special session, this time about school choice, for next month. He is promising retribution for lawmakers who oppose his move to enact school vouchers in Texas, the Texas Tribune reported.

$1.7 million bond issue will air condition VHS

News Staff
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
5 YEARS AGO September 27, 2018: The board of Commissioners of the Orange County Emergency Services District #1 voted unanimously last Thursday to name acting Fire Chief Robert Smith as the district's new permanent Fire Chief.

HISTORY MATTERS

News Staff
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
A feature courtesy of The Grateful American Book Prize Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future. By John Grimaldi and David Bruce Smith The British Pilgrims were not the first Europeans to settle in America.
Alamo city a hotbed of exile intrigue

Alamo city a hotbed of exile intrigue

Alamo city a hotbed of exile intrigue

Texas History By Bartee Haile
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
A crowd of several hundred supporters showed up at the San Antonio train station on Sep. 24, 1911 to cheer the arrival of Bernardo Reyes, a Mexican general on the lam. During his 45-year rise up the ranks, Gen.
Ask Rusty – Will Opening a Joint Account Affect My Disabled Father’s “SSI?”

Ask Rusty – Will Opening a Joint Account Affect My Disabled Father’s “SSI?”

Ask Rusty – Will Opening a Joint Account Affect My Disabled Father’s “SSI?”

News Staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Dear Rusty: I live in Michigan and my senior disabled father lives in rural Kentucky. His income is part Social Security and part disability. I talked to a local credit union near his home and explained I would like to open a joint account. They said as long as he comes in with his ID it's possible.
Paxton acquitted on all impeachment counts

Paxton acquitted on all impeachment counts

Paxton acquitted on all impeachment counts

News Staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Ken Paxton has been reinstated as Texas Attorney General after the Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted him of charges of bribery and misuse of office.
Members of the newly organized G Y P S Y BLUE BIRDS are shown (l to r) Nancy Warner, Cathy Boden, Cynthia Hill, Melissa Kennon, Linda Parker, Linda Bailey, Rohnda Newton,, Bridget DodsoThe leader of the group (not shown) is Mrs. Earl Kennon. (September 17, 1963 issue)

Members of the newly organized G Y P S Y BLUE BIRDS are shown (l to r) Nancy Warner, Cathy Boden, Cynthia Hill, Melissa Kennon, Linda Parker, Linda Bailey, Rohnda Newton,, Bridget DodsoThe leader of the group (not shown) is Mrs. Earl Kennon. (September 17, 1963 issue)

Looking Back 9/17/1963

News Staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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“Mr. Texas” preserved

“Mr. Texas” preserved

“Mr. Texas” preserved Lone Star past

Texas History By Bartee Haile
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Four days after receiving the Medal of Freedom from fellow Texan and U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, J. Frank Dobie lay down for his afternoon siesta on Sep. 18, 1964 and never woke up. The future folklorist was born in 1888 on the family ranch south of San Antonio.
Ask Rusty – Why Is my Age 70 Benefit not Higher Than My January Amount?

Ask Rusty – Why Is my Age 70 Benefit not Higher Than My January Amount?

Ask Rusty – Why Is my Age 70 Benefit not Higher Than My January Amount?

News Staff
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Dear Rusty: I plan to retire in 2025 (the year I turn 70). Given that I'm still working, I'm delaying my Social Security until that year. I noticed on my Social Security statement that my payment in January of 2025 will not be much different than my age 70 amount in October of 2025.
Paxton trial completes first week

Paxton trial completes first week

Paxton trial completes first week

News Staff
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The first week of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial in the Senate ended with his former lead law enforcement officer testifying an Austin developer alleged to have bribed Paxton constructed a “conspiracy theory” that...
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