Perspectives

Whatever our political views, certainly we can agree we have the right to know how government is conducting business. How are taxpayer dollars spent? Who is influencing decisions? Access to information allows us

Since 1790, the federal government has embarked on an enormous task every 10 years: to count every man, woman and child living in the U.S. This decennial census is vitally important to governments throughout the nation: Its data determine how more than a trillion dollars in federal funds will be allocated each year. Literally hundreds of federal pro

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 30 commented on a White House briefing about actions to stem the transmission of novel coronavirus in the United States.