Popular Texan turned down every honor

On Mar. 22, 1877, Guy M. Bryan wrote the new President of the United States, who happened to be an old college classmate, to recommend a relative for the Supreme Court.William Pitt Ballinger had no idea why the caretaker governor summoned him in the middle of May 1865.

Social Security Matters

Dear Rusty: Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185 I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B when I turn 65? We pay for Medicare all our working lives, and now I have to pay a monthly premium for insurance that only covers 80%.

My Five Cents

On March 6, 1836, the Alamo fell to the Mexican army after thirteen days under siege. General Santa Anna launched an early morning assault on the mission; the battle lasted 90 minutes. All defenders of the Alamo were killed in the battle. The slogan “Remember the Alamo!

Vidorians confront Orange County Drainage District over flooding

5 YEARS AGOMarch 11, 2020:The filing for a place on all May 2, 2020 city council, school boards and districts’ elections is complete and a number of area governmental agencies are preparing to or already have cancelled that election because all filed candidates are unopposed.

House proposes $7.5 billion in new school funding

AUSTIN—Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by $220, to $6,360 a year.

Four Brothers Robbed Banks and Trains Too

Breaking their habit of working strictly at night, a bandit band of brothers robbed the bank at New Braunfels in broad daylight on Mar. 12, 1922.If Willis Newton can be believed, and that is a big “if,” the Newton Boys were the most successful bank and train robbers of all-time.

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: I hope we haven’t made a mistake! My wife just applied for her Social Security benefit.

Vidor’s Past 5-10-15-20-25-30-35-40-45-50-55-60 Years Ago

5 Years agoMarch 4, 2020: Comparing final primary vote numbers in Orange County for both primaries in 2020 to the final 2016 primary vote numbers in Orange County for both primaries in that Presidential Primary shows that 857 more registered voters cast early ballots in this year’s primaries than...

Voucher bill has backing of House majority

A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education.

Alamo reprieve gave Dimmit five more years

On Mar. 12, 1836, six days after the fall of the Alamo, Gen. Sam Houston sent an urgent message to Goliad ordering Philip Dimmit to meet him at Gonzales.Few Anglo-Americans came to Texas earlier than the young Kentuckian, who arrived at San Antonio in 1823, the same year Stephen F.