Opinion

“There are places I remember All my life, though some have changed. Some forever, not for better.

As we begin another academic year at Sul Ross State University, I am reminded that the true strength of a university is found in its people – the faculty who teach and conduct research, the students who challenge themselves to learn, and the programs and institutions that connect a university to...

“The styles have evolved, but the soul is still the same.” — Overheard at the car parts store. “I love this season of year,” I announced to the coffee club last week.

Gladys Taber (1899–1980), book author and columnist for Ladies’ Home Journal The tall, gray-haired fellow walked slowly toward me from the small house next door. I was copying the phone number from a “For Sale” sign nailed to a pine tree on a lot at Lake Murvaul in East Texas.

Some Places Should Simply Be Left Alone Some places should simply be left alone. That shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.

The first County Extension Agent in Texas was appointed in 1906, eight years before the official establishment of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. 4-H has a rich history in Texas.

Texas hospitals could lose $27 million daily in Medicaid funding With the state’s new fiscal year beginning on Sept. 1, Texas hospitals are expected to lose $27 million per day in additional Medicaid funding, according to the Texas Standard.

“Modern schools use computer programs for misbehavior issues. When I was in school, rebooting bad behavior with a paddle worked faster than a software update.” — Source unknown, but I’ll give it an “amen” “Special education,” answered one of the long-timers group last week.

Most men who get prostate cancer feel completely fine. No pain. No warning. No reason, as far as they can tell, to sit in a doctor’s office and talk about it.That’s exactly what makes it dangerous—and exactly why September matters.

Border barrier construction halted in Big Bend Amidst mounting public outcry, the federal government last week halted construction of border barriers through state park property in far West Texas, The Texas Tribune reported.