Opinion

Border security, tax relief and raises top list For the Texas House and Senate, there is not much daylight between each chamber’s priorities in this year’s legislative session. Leaders say the focus will be on property tax relief, border security, and employee raises.

I BELIEVE THAT MOST people equate the word “immigration” with the words “illegal,” “hundreds of thousands,” and “southern border.” I believe that most people will not equate the word “immigration” with the words “legal,” “millions,” and “citizens.”

Laurie, YOUR JANUARY 12 FIELD NOTES could be one of your last as editor, but we hope that you will occasionally continue to write for The Record as a citizen who loves Canadian, its area and people.

Speaker open to resort-style casinos in state House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, told The Dallas Morning News and other media outlets that he is open to bringing resort-style casinos to Texas. But don’t expect to find slot machines in 7-Eleven stores if casino gambling is legalized.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR generous donations to the League of Women Voters of Amarillo! LWV-Amarillo is a 501(c)(3) organization, formed in 1950 and composed entirely of volunteers. We are one of over 700 state and local Leagues across the country.

THE BIG QUESTION on everyone’s mind? “Who is that woman”? It was Cheryl Johnson, House Clerk since 2019, trying to keep calm amid the storm, calling the role 15 times and counting the votes.

Abbott pushes back on migrant bus criticism Abbott has drawn criticism after a bus from Texas dropped off more than 100 migrants in freezing weather near Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence in Washington, D.C. An Austin American-Statesman report noted the state has bused nearly 16,000...