Perspectives

Solar eclipse means big money to Texas

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 12:00am

One economist is calling it “the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history,” according to the Texas Standard. The total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, is expected to draw up to a mil-lion visitors to the Lone Star State, especially in its narrow path of totality.

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Roughrider Roosevelt returns to Texas

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 12:00am

A special train carrying President Theodore Roosevelt to a Rough Riders reunion rolled across the Red River Bridge April. 5, 1905.

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School recess the best

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 12:00am

Do you remember elementary school recess?

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State immigration law again on hold

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 12:00am

The on-again, off-again state immigration law is once more on hold while the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considers its constitutionality. Senate Bill 4 would allow state and local law enforcement officials to arrest and deport people suspected of entering the state illegally from Mexico, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The U.S. Supreme Court last Tuesday removed a temporary hold on the law, which allowed it to take effect for several hours before the 5th Circuit court again stopped SB4 from being enforced while it considers its constitutionality.