What became clear at Tuesday's city council meeting is not just that important issues remain unresolved, but that the City of Spearman has a governance problem. And that...

Most of us go through life thinking that it will never happen to us, that we will never have to watch our loved ones lose their memories, their...

How often is some news report you're watching actually a fictionalized reflection of the reporter's warped views? For a long time I assumed that...

By Suzanne Bellsnyder As taxpayers and citizens of the City of Spearman, we deserve a city government that respects the basic principles of fiscal responsibility. So, when...

This week has been heart-wrenching as we have all watched fellow Texans suffer loss and heartbreak from the flooding in Kerrville and in other parts of the state. In these...

In my years working in both state government and city government, we treated the safety of constituents with utmost seriousness. A key fucntion of...

As State Representative for District 74 in Texas, I am proud to voice my support for Capital One's proposed merger with Discover Financial Services...

Public school teachers in Texas overwhelmingly consist of dedicated educational professionals who have committed their lives to teaching and...

Yesterday, our city council voted to annex a vacant lot and an agricultural barn into the city limits. They committed taxpayer dollars to annex and develop these...

“I’ll Wear No Man’s Collar”-Davy CrockettFirst, I want to thank my supporters, those who voted for me and those who supported me prayerfully,...

Mark Twain gave this solid advice when he said, "Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel."When a political candidate continually attacks this paper for...

The recent topic on an episode of my favorite podcast was love. Timely since Wednesday was Valentine's Day, a day designated to showing love to our...

Rural Texans can support five propositions on the November ballot that will directly impact our lives. As Texas becomes increasingly more urban,...

Texans are familiar with the saying that we know the value of water when the well runs dry. The common convenience of flowing taps may quickly become a dirty, desperate and...

By Charles Miller , Texas 2036J.P. Morgan, the famous financier, was reported once to have said, "If you have to ask what the price is, you can't afford it."That adage...