State Needs Rural Texas; It Needs to Start Planning

Iconic ranches, farms and small towns sustain about 3 million Texans — a population larger than the City of Houston’s. The sense of community, plentiful open space and great quality of life — all found in places like West Texas and the Panhandle — have sustained families for generations.

An Opener Like No Other…

They tried ever so hard to make major league baseball’s opening day seem as normal as possible, for the radio listener or TV viewer anyway. Globe Life Field in Arlington—the $1.2 billion enclosed structure barely completed for the scheduled home opener in March—languished for almost four months.

Mob Mentality

A wave of hasty firings is sweeping across the country, driven by demands from what some call the "cancel culture." The New York Times editorial page editor James Bennett ran an op-ed from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., that displeased the paper's readers and some colleagues, so he lost his job.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Let’s search together for capital ideas Ed Sterling wrote this column for almost three decades, so let’s open by celebrating his contributions to the Texas Press Association and its members. Ed was the calm, steady voice keeping us informed and interested.

Views From Panhandle Editors

I read recently that decorating with authentic tumbleweeds is a “thing” and people are doing it...indoors. I’ve seen photos of tumbleweeds propped up in big planters, and even some attached to walls as pieces of art. Very cheap art.

How to protect kids when downloading apps

Some mobile apps aimed at kids collect information that could make it possible for someone to determine a child’s identity, location or other personal information. Dr.

Prepare For Biden's Big Spending Binge

Joe Biden initially tried to campaign as a centrist. But since capturing the Democratic nomination, he has been eager to accommodate the demands of the far left by rolling out a sweeping list of big-ticket proposals.

Laundromat Short-Cuts…

Until mid-twentieth century, most American women had every right to sing “washday blues,” because one day of the week—for most, the longest day—was committed to washing, hanging out, ironing and folding the family duds.

Progressive Policies Wreck Everything

I laughed when I saw The Washington Post headline: "Minneapolis had progressive policies, but its economy still left black families behind." The media are so clueless. Instead of "but," the headline should have said, "therefore," or "so, obviously." Of course, progressive policies failed!

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Department of Defense sends teams to assist hospitals in COVID crisis AUSTIN — COVID-19 turned aggressive to the point last week that the Department of Defense activated U.S. Army and U.S. Navy medical task force teams and assigned them to Texas at Gov. Greg Abbott’s request.