Landgraf: More public ed funding coming
As the Texas legislative session kicks off, Rep. Brooks Landgraf, R-Odessa, says more funding for public education is in the offing and he will...
UTPB offering new master’s degrees
University of Texas Permian Basin is offering two new master’s degrees — one in finance and the other in energy business and both have...
House GOP seeks new restrictions on use of US oil stockpile
By MATTHEW DALY
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON For the second time this month, House Republicans have advanced a measure to restrict presidential use of the nation’s...
COLEMAN: Suffering and rejoicing with the Body of Christ
By Landon Coleman
Pastor, Immanuel
Currently, I am in the middle of a sermon series called “The Church.” In this series we are thinking about some...
Online system to seek asylum in US is quickly overwhelmed
By ELLIOT SPAGAT
The Associated Press
TIJUANA, Mexico Hours before sunrise, migrants at one of Mexico’s largest shelters wake up and go online, hoping to secure...
Pope discusses his health, future of papacy
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis says he hasn’t considered issuing norms to regulate future papal resignations and plans to continue for as long as he...
LANDGRAF: Let’s talk about the budget surplus
By State Rep. Brooks Landgraf
Earlier this month Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that the Texas Legislature would start the legislative session in 2023 with...
THE ECONOMIST: Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
The 2022 employment numbers have just been released, and Texas set the pace by a significant margin. Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased...
THE IDLE AMERICAN: On choosing the right roads
Undisputed star that he was during the golden era of major league baseball, this player has maintained a spirit of humility that others only...
HOLLAND: Maybe we should let someone hold our mule
By William F. Holland Jr., DD., C. ED.D.
Ordained/Licensed Christian minister
“Hold my mule” is a figurative expression from the American South that means when a...