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by Gary Borders Drivers urged to be alert as school begins Millions of Texas children are heading back to school this month, as early as this week in some districts.

Tax Freedom in Puerto Rico

Want to pay no federal income tax? Move to Puerto Rico. Move to Puerto Rico. Really. If you move to the island, you can legally pay none. There's also no capital gains tax. You just have to give 4% of your income to Puerto Rico.

On Trying to Keep Pace...

The ditty written long ago is more accurate today than when pen met parchment. The exact wording may not be 100% accurate, but here’s how I remember its four lines: “How much I have seen and how much I have read, of the struggles of man to get ahead.

Biden's Border Kills More Immigrants

We are a nation of immigrants because generations of foreigners traveled here yearning to be free. Chasing big dreams, immigrants have made the United States among the smartest, most productive, most diverse countries in human history.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

DSHS gets nearly 15,000 monkeypox vaccines The Texas Department of State Health Services has received and distributed 14,780 doses of the monkey pox vaccine to local health departments and DSHS regional offices. Another 27,000 doses could be made available by the Strategic National Stockpile.

Georgia Politics

Georgians, whose votes proved key during the last election in setting the nation's balance of power, are unhappy with the way the country is headed, according to an AARP poll released last week that holds clues as to how candidates in the state can succeed in the coming election.

Helpful Hints to Start Your Day....

I am admittedly a slow learner. Asked on a game show to name the presidential images at Mount Rushmore, I would redden with embarrassment. Only in recent years have I been sure there are four honorees.

Americans Are Done With Biden's Ridiculous Agenda

from The Colrado Springs Gazetttw President Joe Biden has become a national embarrassment. It is not the routine buffoonery and inability to speak cohesively. Rather, it is his lack of economic proficiency and an irrational energy philosophy consumers will no longer accept.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Walking billboards promote pedestrian safety If you happen to visit a high-traffic area in one of the state’s larger cities, you might come across some folks wearing sandwich boards, such as one sees during tax season or mattress sales.

Where's the Beef?

How can it be that with so much cattle in America, we sometimes can't buy meat? At the beginning of the pandemic, Costco, Wegmans and Kroger limited purchases of beef. Hundreds of Wendy's outlets ran out of hamburgers. "How the hell can this be?" says Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., in my new video.