Capital Highlights

Traffic deaths spik in highway work zones The Texas Department of Transportation wants motorists to be aware of dangerous conditions in road construction zones after crashes in those zones killed 244 people last year. The death toll is an increase of 33% over 2020 and is the highest in 40 years.

Handgun Carry Permits Transform a Right Into a Privilege

As of last week, 24 states have decided to let lawabiding adults carry handguns in public without a license. That policy, known as "constitutional carry," strikes critics as self-evidently reckless, while supporters think it improves public safety.

And Life Goes On…

Once upon a time, folks caused others to smile by telling—and re-telling—stories to each other. Some have been funnier than others, and some people have told said stories better than others. That established, it is fully admitted that storytelling rarely occurs anymore.

Never Admit Anything

President Joe Biden says he never talked business with his son. Maybe he didn't. Maybe that Ukrainian gas company paid Hunter Biden half a million dollars because he has unique business skills that no one else noticed. It's possible. But unlikely.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Deadline nears to register for elections Eligible Texas voters who have not done so already have until April 7 to register to vote in the May 7 statewide constitutional amendment election, as well as any local elections for city, school districts and other local entities.

Views from Around the Panhandle

I stumbled across the following about the origins of some sayings which was enlightening. In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.

Student-Athletes

The significant changes being thrust upon college athletics in recent months have markedly reshaped the concept of student-athletes. Or have they? Ronald A. Smith’s The Myth of the Amateur reveals Ronald A.

Seniors and Their Discounts…

In the course of human history, there’ve rarely been days like current ones when bottom lines on price tags have been so convoluted, confusing, confounding and—in some cases—perhaps even conspiratorial.

Judging in the Judiciary Committee

When Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Democratic Sen.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Wildfire risk remains high in much of state Much of the state remains at considerable risk for wildfires through this week, largely because of higherthan-usual temperatures and drought conditions. More than 40% of the state is suffering extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S.