Dr. Dawn Buckingham, Texas State Senator - District 24

Friend, It has been an eventful week here in your Capitol. As you have certainly seen on the news, the Democrats have chosen to flee the state on private jets rather than roll up their sleeves and do the work their constituents elected them to do. And over what?

Anne's Musings

Animals all fed! My small (+/-40) herd of Boer goats, my donkeys and horses, my chickens, ducks, and geese, my cats and dogs, all content with me right now! A good feeling! Now, to decide what civics topics I want to muse about today.

The Measure of His Love

Billy Graham once noted that if he had to do it all over again, he would preach more about the love of God. People believe they are not worthy of God’s love and that it must be earned. It is difficult to fathom that God freely loves without condition.

Doug’s Doorstep

I certainly believe that there is a God and that He created all things. I cannot image that two masses of energy collided with each other, and we now have the intricate details that we have. Every time that you have something that was made, you have a Designer who created it.

Happy Herman's Hideaway

Hello there, my sweet San Saba loves, and how in the world have you been since last we spoke? One thing I will tell you is I have not been silent.

Notes from the Spring Creek Arts Guild

When I was a kid, I learned early on about the “B-word,” a word that, if it slipped out, especially within earshot of my mother, would cause misery. I strictly avoided the B-word to the point where I did not even think it inside of my head, nor even come close to the concept it represents.

Down Memory Lane

66 Years Ago July 21, 1955 The County Commissioners Court in session Tuesday called for bids on furnishing and installing a refrigerated air conditioning central unit in the San Saba Memorial Hospital. Estimated cost on the unit plus installation is between $3,000 and $4,000.

The Richland Springs Report

My summer is gone. Where? I don’t know. It just seems to have flown by without a thought for how I feel about the time passing so quickly. Next week, the teachers will be back at work, and Friday the kids will drag themselves to school. I hope no one planned any August vacations.

Dan Patrick

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 1 Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick issued this statement July 13th, following the passage of Senate Bill 1, the election integrity bill, by Senator Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola: “I am very proud that the Texas Senate passed Senate...

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Absent lawmakers stymie special session Nearly 60 Texas House Democrats left the state last Monday for Washington, D.C. in an effort to stop passage of a Republican-led elections bill. This in effect blocks all legislation since the House doesn’t have a quorum present.