Less than a week remains in legislative session

With the legislative session ending on Monday, June 2, lawmakers are scrambling to pass or kill bills, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Among the bills passed or likely to soon pass:• All handgun licenses issued in other states will be honored in Texas if, as expected, Gov.

2 Cents Worth

Wonderful rain , Joe is happy his garden is under water again, the barrels are full, wishes he had more barrels, and the hail we got yesterday afternoon did not hurt the squash vines or the tomato vines.

Burton’s Famous Cotton Gin

“We’re preserving the stories that happened all over Texas and the world really,” says Stephanie Jarvis of Burton, population 300 near Brenham. She curates the Cotton Gin Gin Museum, one of the small town’s major attractions.

SERVING BUDGETS AND PROTECTING BACKSIDES

The weeks following high school graduation mark a strange season: One part conclusion, one part preparation.

Faces & Places

“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul. When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored.

Lawmakers agree on $8 billion school funding package

Leaders from the Texas House and Senate have agreed on an $8 billion school funding package, which is being called the largest in state history, The Dallas Morning News reported.The latest version of House Bill 2 was unveiled at a Senate hearing Thursday.

To the Class of 2025: Itineraries

As community journalists, we’re granted a front-row seat to the lives of the young people in our coverage area.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning, what a beautiful morning outside in Aspermont, I got our early because the wind is supposed to blow, and my little pot plants needed a drink, so I got out early, well to me it was early all of you it would have been late!!!!!

Latexo’s Funny Man

Roger Greer lives in Latexo, a small town near Crockett in east Texas. He has a unique sense of humor that people seem to appreciate. “When I hear Cancun I think of fast food, not a resort.” He had an uncle called Toad. “I didn’t know his name was Otis until I was about forty.

Dear Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to address the gap in Rotan's utility revenues. I'm sure they have problems they will need to address in a fair and reasonable manner.I know there are new citizens using the old DPR water lines and new members on the council.