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Published Wednesday, November 5, 2014
By Ed Sterling
The Secretary of State's Elections Division on Oct. 31 posted early voting turnouts for each of the state's 15 highest-population counties: Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, Collin, Denton, El Paso, Fort Bend, Hidalgo, Montgomery, Williamson, Galveston, Nueces and Cameron.
Published Saturday, November 1, 2014
By Bob Buckel
For some this may be a confession, for others a boast. I am not a member of any political party. Like many Texans, I vote in the Republican primary because that's where most races are decided.
Published Saturday, November 1, 2014
By Lee H. Hamilton
I have been working in or around government for over 50 years, and if you asked me to boil down what I've learned to one sentence, it is this:
Published Wednesday, October 29, 2014
By Kristen Tribe
The upcoming elections promise a fresh start for Wise County. I've only been covering county government since 2008, but in my experience, the last two years have been perhaps some of the most tumultuous and emotional ever for county officials and citizens.
Published Wednesday, October 29, 2014
By Ed Sterling
Polls continued to show Republican candidates ahead in top-of-ballot races as Texas moved closer to the Oct. 31 early voting deadline before Election Day, Nov. 4.
Published Saturday, October 25, 2014
By Bob Buckel
We are the questioners, the ones who scratch our heads and wonder why, or how, when or where. We see someone digging a hole and wonder what he's doing. Our job compels us to stop and ask.
Published Saturday, October 25, 2014
By Jake Harris
This time last year, I was in Washington, D.C. for an internship. I got to witness some interesting parts of U.S. history while I was there.
Published Wednesday, October 22, 2014
By Gerre Joiner
Regarding frugality: Years ago, a group of young men was riding mules on the prairie off the Old Greenwood Road. One of the boys was thrown from a mule. His leg was terribly fractured. A bone was protruding through one of his boot tops.
Published Wednesday, October 22, 2014
By Ed Sterling
With early voting in Texas only days away, the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 18 let stand a U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals order, thereby allowing Texas' 2011 voter identification law to remain in force for the time being.
Published Saturday, October 18, 2014
By Roy J. Eaton
Our reporters who cover the Rhome City Council meetings generally come away wondering how anything gets accomplished in that atmosphere.
Published Saturday, October 18, 2014
By Jimmy Alford
Still images and videos of confrontations between police officers and citizens flashed on the large projector screen Thursday night in Dallas, perfectly illustrating what not to do as a citizen and as law enforcement.
Published Saturday, October 18, 2014
By Lee H. Hamilton
Earlier this year, veteran political writer Thomas Edsall reported an eyebrow-raising fact about Americans' views toward government.
Published Wednesday, October 15, 2014
By Robert Williams
What do you care most about in life? Most of us would put family at, or near, the top of such a list. Friends would be there. So would our jobs or businesses, our livelihoods. Our homes. Maybe our pets. Our hobbies and pastimes. Add in those around us: Neighbors, the community, etc.
Published Wednesday, October 15, 2014
By Ed Sterling
An Oct. 9 ruling by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos of Corpus Christi prevents the state from enforcing the voter identification law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2011 as Senate Bill 14.
Published Saturday, October 11, 2014
By Bob Buckel
The only time I ever saw Modesto (yes, that was his name) was when he was pushing a dust broom down the hall of my high school.
Published Saturday, October 11, 2014
By Jake Harris
When I got into trouble when I was younger, my parents always made sure to make my punishment fit the crime.
Published Saturday, October 11, 2014
By Gerre Joiner
I recently returned from a mission trip to Paraguay. It was rewarding and effective in every measurable way.
Published Wednesday, October 8, 2014
By Kristen Tribe
The last time I had a baby was 9 years, 10 months and 22 days ago. Obviously, we've been out of the baby stage for quite some time. It was only recently that I ventured back into the baby department, shopping for family members. It was like a whole new world.
Published Wednesday, October 8, 2014
By Ed Sterling
Texans interested in who their next governor and lieutenant governor will be witnessed major party candidates for those offices engage in live, one-hour broadcast debates last week.
Published Saturday, October 4, 2014
By Erika Pedroza
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to attend your own funeral? Maybe it's vain or a bit morbid, but I have. And I suspect it's a lot like leaving a job you love.
