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Senate rolls out property tax cut package

Texas homeowners would see the largest cut to their property taxes in history according to lawmakers at a Tuesday press conference as the Lt. Governor and members of the Senate unveiled the chamber's plan for tax cuts this session. The three bills presented represent $16.
Vanishing act of the “mysterious” outlaw

Vanishing act of the “mysterious” outlaw

Vanishing act of the “mysterious” outlaw

On or about Mar. 16, 1882, “Mysterious” Dave Mather posted bail, walked out of the Dallas County jail and skipped town. The gunfighter, outlaw and opportunistic lawman was born in Connecticut the decade before the War Between the States.
My five cents...

My five cents...

My five cents...

It’s time to spring forward! Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend. Remember to set your clocks forward Saturday night. Here are five things happening around your state: This Friday, March 10 marks the end of the bill filing period for the 88th Legislature.

HISTORY MATTERS

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 When Helen Keller was 19 months old in 1882, she caught a fever that seized her eyesight and snatched her speech.
Looking Back 3/8/2008

Looking Back 3/8/2008

Looking Back 3/8/2008

Scott Kerwood will play Judas Iscariot, Christ's betrayer, in First Methodist's Thursday evening production of The Living Last Supper.
Mi five cents...

Mi five cents...

Mi five cents...

On February 24, 1836, William B. Travis wrote his famous letter from the Alamo. He wrote the defenders would never “surrender or retreat” and ended with the iconic line “Victory or Death.” Here are five things happening around your state: 1.