House Democrats call for education special session

Texas House Democrats are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session to increase public school funding, while Abbott is criticizing them for opposing legislation last year that tied increased funding to his pet project — school vouchers.

A & M’s Maritime Academy is all about the sea

“The ocean is our campus, is what they always like to say.” Jason Tieman is with A & M’s Maritime Academy on Pelican Island near Galveston. It draws a unique type of student.“Any kind of student that has a passion for anything marine or maritime related,” he says.

HUMAN CYBORG RELATIONS

With the sound of graduation preparations filling the air, replacing the pressures associated with the winding down of any school year, it seemed fitting to write about how the ending of one of life’s chapters sets the stage for the next to begin.

2 Cents Worth

I can just hear my Mother laughing in heaven this morning, I picked up her 'smart' hoe this morning early and went to the garden and got the little weeds out of the garden while they were little.

Faces & Places

If a fear cannot be articulated, it can't be conquered. ~Stephen King If anyone knew about fear, it would be Stephen King. Following his advice, I looked up the definition of “articulate.” Miriam Webster says, “expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively.

The quiet patriot

This Sunday night on your local PBS station, the public network will televise its annual National Memorial Day Concert at 7 p.m (CST).Drafted at the age of 19, Allen Hoe was a combat medic in Vietnam. His service earned him a Bronze Star Medal, a Purple Heart, and a Combat Medic Badge.

Essays from West of 98

A monthly roundup of interesting things worth reading, listening, and watching, from West of 98.I dyed my hair blonde.No, seriously. I should write more about this later in the summer, but most of our high school baseball team went blonde together last week as team bonding for the state playoffs.

Old Glory News

WOW: We got lot of rain today, had a Happy Mothers Day and lot of water. The rain was so nice, no hail believe it or not, just a good rain.I hope that everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day and got some good rain. It got kind of cool, but that is better than ninety degree.

Ways to Make Gardening Easier as You Age

Dear Savvy Senior, What gardening tips can you offer to older seniors? I love to putter around and work in the garden, but my back and knees have caused me to curtail my gardening activities, which I miss greatly. Older GardnerDear Older, There’s no doubt that gardening can be hard on an aging body.

HERE’S TO CRACKED MOLDING

I am quite certain — especially given the volume of psychotropic medications in the market — that I am not alone in wrestling with the occasional feelings that come at the tip of a blindfolded dart throw on the scale between outright nihilism and the general exhaustion of dealing with other humans.