Abbott signs voucher bill into law

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Katherine Anne Porter comes home

On May 14, 1962, Katherine Anne Porter published Ship of Fools, her first and last novel that put the uprooted Texan on easy street.Callie Russell Porter began her long life in 1890 at a wide spot in the road not far from Brownwood called Indian Creek.

Jefferson County men sentenced to federal prison for robbing neighborhood grocery store

BEAUMONT, Texas – Two Beaumont men have been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr.

Port Arthur woman sentenced to federal prison for trafficking fentanyl

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Port Arthur woman has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing fentanyl for distribution in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr.

Social Security Matters

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American CitizensDear Rusty: Does everyone need to sign up for Medicare part A, even if you are ex-military?

MY FIVE CENTS

On May 1st, 1718, San Antonio de Valero Misson was founded by Franciscan Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares near present- day San Antonio. It was one of the early efforts by Spanish missionaries to convert American tribes to Christianity. This mission would later become the Alamo.

House bill proposes new standardized test

AUSTIN—A Texas House bill would eliminate the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test and replace it with a test comparing students’ performance to one another rather than state-set standards, the Austin American- Statesman reported.

Voters asked to approve bonds for $7,320,593 Middle School

5 YEARS AGOMay 6, 2020:During the March 12th, 2020 Vidor I.S.D.

Ad and blinky best trick shot artists

The St. Louis World’s Fair may have been the first time Ad and Plinky Toepperwein performed in public as husband and wife, but the couple from the Lone Star State wowed the matinee audience on May 13, 1904 with their trick-shot artistry.

Social Security Matters

Dear Rusty: I am writing to ask for your advice on when I should sign up or enroll in a Medicare Plan. I have submitted an early retirement application to request benefits to begin 30 days after my 62nd birthday, in April 2025. I am a single lady with no dependents and currently rent my residence.