State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Delta variant spurs huge increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations The number of Texans hospitalized with lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases is increasing faster than at any other point since the pandemic began in early 2020, due to the highly contagious delta variant.

Dan Patrick

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick: Statement on Governor Greg Abbott’s Second Special Session Call “The Texas Senate stands ready to begin our important work, immediately.

The Richland Springs Report

Last week, we celebrated the career of local mail delivery lady, Kay McKee. Along her mail route, grateful customers and friends showed their appreciation by decorating their mailboxes and left gifts of appreciation.

Dan Patrick

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 2 Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick issued this statement July 15th, following the passage of Senate Bill 2, Fair Sports for Women and Girls, by Senator Charles Perry, R-Lubbock: “When Senate Bill 29 was killed in the Texas...

Congressman August Pfluger, U.S. Representative for the 11th Congressional District of Texas

Today, July 20th, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) participated in a House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on the Historic Protests in Cuba and the Crackdown on Free Expression.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: REALLY, ANN? SERIOUSLY? I've been following Ann's Musings in the San Saba news recently. Really Ann! You're worried that 4% of Americans think it's going to take violence to preserve our American way of life. Then, you call the Capitol riot an insurrection.

Anne's Musings

I so enjoy my chickens. Their organic eggs are delicious and plentiful. Even so, there are downsides to raising chickens. (One) They love to come into my yard and eat so many of my plants!

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Salmos 119:97-112 !!Oh, cuánto amo yo tu ley! Todo el día es ella mi meditación. Me has hecho más sabio que mis enemigos con tus mandamientos, Porque siempre están conmigo. Más que todos mis enseñadores he entendido, Porque tus testimonios son mi meditación.

The Richland Springs Report

What a wonderful summer we have experienced. For teachers and students our vacation is over, but we have had marvelous weather. Now that the real Texas summer is showing itself, we are headed back into our airconditioned classrooms.

NNA, others ask Court to intervene to stop July 29th postage rate increase

A coalition of organizations representing commercial and nonprofit users of the mail on Friday petitioned the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to issue a stay preventing the US Postal Service from increasing postal rates on August 29.