The Richland Springs Report

I watched in dismay this last week as the Friday storms blew back the roof tin on my old house. The last big rainstorm did the original damage, but I couldn’t quite figure out how to make the repairs. Not many people want to climb an old two-story house to fix a holey tin roof.

Disappointment

A new friend asked me if I was a Dallas Cowboys fan to which, I responded, “Yes, I am, and yes I am used to disappointment.” Sometimes, we get our hopes and expectations up just to have them come crashing down. Years ago, I had an opportunity for a promotion.

Seeds from the Sower

A man once said to Mark Twain, it is my deepest desire to go to the mount where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and recite them there!' Puzzled, Mark Twain asked, 'Don't you think it would be better to stay at home and try to keep them there?

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Romanos 1:16-32 Porque no me avergüenzo del evangelio, porque es poder de Dios para salvación a todo aquel que cree; al judío primeramente, y también al griego. Porque en el evangelio la justicia de Dios se revela por fe y para fe, como está escrito: Mas el justo por la fe vivirá.

Letter to the Editor

The methods used by the Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PEC) to distribute capital credits to members do not result in honest distributions both among and within rate classes.

HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital Early voting for the general election ends on Friday, Nov. 4, with the closely watched governor’s race pitting incumbent Governor Greg Abbott against challenger Beto O’ Rourke headlining the ballot.

Constitutional Minute

Constitutional Minute #13 What is to be considered to be the Law of the Land? If the Supreme Court decides a case, is it to be considered the “Law of the Land”? We hear this all the time. Nope! Read on. Article VI, clause 2 of our Constitution (below) addresses this.

The Richland Springs Report

Saturday was the soft opening for the new RS Bo Ho Unique. Overall, the comments were positive, and everyone who came in bought something. There is something for everyone. I will be making little Christmas baskets with items from their store.

Hill Country Naturalist

The name of this column, “Hill Country Naturalist,” was chosen in part to indicate that, to the extent that I have any particular expertise in matters of the natural world, it is pretty much limited to the Hill Country.

Texas libraries invited to apply for 2024 grants from Texas State Library and Archives Commission

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has announced that it will begin accepting applications for its next round of annual grants programs to Texas libraries on October 24th.