Opinion

LAST WEEK, I RECEIVED a call from Hemphill County Deputy Oscar Ortega that my elderly cousin and her husband were lost and needed help. I was confused because they live in Temple, Texas—some 400 miles south of Canadian.

Texas Medical Association (TMA) President Rick W. Snyder II, MD, made this statement regarding Congress’ inaction to stop a 3.37% Medicare physician payment cut which took effect on Jan. 1. “Texas Medical Association physicians are extremely disappointed Congress let Medicare patients down.

Abbott: Battle continues over vouchers As time runs out next week on the fourth special session, Gov. Greg Abbott said he will continue to fight for school choice, despite the Texas House once again decisively rejecting it when 21 Republicans largely from rural districts joined Democrats in...

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Abbott, House deadlocked over school choice, teacher pay Gov. Gregg Abbott and the Texas House are at loggerheads over which will come first – vouchers for parents to pay for private school tuition, or funneling more money to public schools, The Dallas Morning News reported.

WE'VE JUST BEEN SAVORING the latest edition of Canadian High School’s student newspaper, The Cat's Tale, which features an informative front-page report on the repair work that is underway at Canadian High School's auxiliary gymnasium.

FOURTEEN PROPOSITIONS are on the November 7 ballot to amend the Texas Constitution.  I have read the Voter Guide of the League of Women Voters of Texas (https://www.lwvtexas.org/) setting forth arguments for and against each amendment.

Texas employment at historic high, but jobless rate is up For the 30th consecutive month Texas showed job growth, reaching just under 14 million jobs and outpacing the nation in its annual rate of employment growth, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.

WITH TRUST IN GOVERNMENT WANING, a Texas law can help keep a closer watch on public officials. Even citizens who continue to have faith in government can use this law to stay better informed. How is taxpayer money spent? What’s happening behind the scenes as government decisions are made?

LT. GOVERNOR DAN PATRICK, as leader of the Texas Senate, conducted a sham trial while claiming to be unbiased in the impeachment hearing of Ken Paxton and had us all fooled.