Opinion

New Texas Safety Commission meets for first time AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott on Aug. 22 hosted the first meeting of the Texas Safety Commission, pulling together a group of lawmakers, educators,

Highway rescue THIS PAST SUNDAY EVENING, I passed through Canadian, and about 8 miles south had a sudden blow-out on my vehicle. I have traveled Highway 83 frequently the past

TALK ABOUT A MOOD SWING. At the end of May, the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker were figuratively holding hands, reveling in the success of their plan to focus the

Shades of Hypocrisy THE ARTICLE BY the clergywoman the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, who by the very title one should expect at least a little fairness. Words matter if

MANY VOICES are being heard today, each with an opinion of how to solve the murderous shootings problem in society today. I realize my opinion is at the bottom of

AS THE STATE’S OFFICIAL heritage tourism program for the Panhandle and Plains, the Texas Plains Trail Region would like to commend every community along US 83 that conceived of, and

WE WERE ADVISED this week that another name in the Canadian Rodeo Association’s list of sponsors for the Fourth of July Rodeo was misspelled. Our apologies to the Barber-Dyson Ford

The Texas Press Association has joined other state associations in 28 states to encourage members to support the “Think First” public-awareness campaign about the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

THE ESCALATION OF RACIALIZED rhetoric from the president of the United States has evoked responses from all sides of the political spectrum. On one side, African-American leaders have led the

AS A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER editor and publisher, there is little that I hate more, or face with greater dread, than misspelling a name. While those occasions are rare—particularly when I