2017-05-10
House joins Senate in passing constitutional convention measure
The Texas House of Representatives on May 4 approved Senate Joint Resolution 2, a measure calling for a convention of the states, as contemplated and enabled by Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The state Senate on Feb. 28 originally passed SJR 2, authored by Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury). Every member of the House and Senate who signed as a co-author […]
Remaining thankful on dark days
Last week I left an interview in Boyd with only one thing on my mind: stopping for a bottled water before returning to the office. But as I turned onto Texas 114, I was greeted by a wall of smoke. I feared the entire town of Boyd was on fire, but instead of finding a towering inferno, it turned out […]
Baseball: Peaster pitchers shut down Boyd
Peaster’s Matthew Grimes and Evan Hafly silenced the Boyd Yellowjackets’ bats over 13 innings Friday night. The Peaster hurlers allowed one run on just five hits, pacing the Greyhounds to the quick sweep of the Yellowjackets in the 3A Region I bi-district series. Peaster won game one 10-1 behind Grimes. Hafley closed the series in the 11-0 victory in game […]
Softball: Moody stops Chico’s run
The Chico Lady Dragons’ playoff journey ended Friday with a 14-3 loss to Moody in a Class 2A Region II area game. The loss ended the Lady Dragons’ season at 20-11. Chico made its first playoff appearance and recorded the first postseason win since 2012. Moody scored 10 runs in the third inning, taking advantage of five Chico errors. The […]
Softball: Boyd can’t hold off Early
After a narrow loss in game one of their area round series with Early, the Boyd Lady Yellowjackets started game two with an explosion of runs. Boyd scored six runs in the first and added four in the second to take a 10-0 lead. But the Lady Yellowjackets couldn’t hold off Early, who climbed out of the double-digit hole to […]