Opinion

ACROSS THE STATE, Texans are keeping a closer eye on their government. They’re asking questions and demanding information.

I WAS FIRST HOOKED on the night sky when I was a much younger and much shorter version of myself. It was at a campground beside a creek that is the beginning of the Rio Grande River. The trout fishing was excellent. So was the star-gazing because the campsite was near Creede, Colorado, elevation 8,700 feet.

Speaker opposes drive to end tenure House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, said Friday he opposes a push by Lt. Gov.

We understand people being concerned about the signs. Just know that in our community, if anyone’s child goes missing and is found dead, it will be fine for the family to put a sign up on any of our lots downtown.

IT WAS REALLY NO SURPRISE, this week, to see a new “Killer” sign erected in downtown Canadian. It appeared across the highway from the Canadian Restaurant in the days following publication of Dr. Malouf Abraham’s letter to the editor in last week’s Canadian Record. In that letter, Dr. Abraham delivered a plaintive plea—not his first, by any means—to remove the Main Street sign before next month’s Fall Foliage Festival brings visitors to town.

Cathy worked here for 20 years, after we tricked her (my version) into joining the staff in July 1998. She retired four years ago, needing to tend to all the things she had neglected for two decades. I don’t know if Cathy ever turned a perfectly lovely throw blanket into wet pilled-up balls, but am certain that when she finally relinquished her prime Record parking spot and press ID, she was confronted with some of the same chaos I’ve encountered recently.

Hispanic Texans likely largest demographic group The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest estimate, which indicates Hispanic residents in Texas make up more of the state’s population than white residents.

A Guest Column by Amarillo League of Women Voters President Sonya Letson I was fourteen years old when I went to my first suffrage meeting. Returning from school one day, I met my mother just setting out for the meeting, and I begged her to let me go along.

AS TEXAS SCHOOL CHILDREN return to the classroom this fall, their teachers are there to welcome them back, support their academic growth, and spark a love for learning. Texas teachers are the heart and soul of our state’s public schools, and in recent years, we have faced unprecedented challenges in recruiting and retaining teachers.

Canadian's volunteer firefighters were joined by other community members in Sunday's 9/11 Climb to Remember.