State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Heat wave prompts conservation call The Electric Reliability Council of Texas urged Texans to cut back on power usage last week when an unusually large number of power plants shut down for unexpected repairs as temperatures soared.

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

Pfluger Statement on Biden-Putin Summit Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement following President Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva: “I am encouraged that President Biden heeded our calls to raise the heartbreaking imprisonment of Trevor Reed and...

The Richland Springs Report

This is column number two. I started the column on Saturday, filed it and went to return to it today. Apparently, my computer has hidden it somewhere, and I must start over. That doesn’t appeal to me in the least, but my opinion doesn’t matter to this computer.

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

Pfluger: Biden Hands Power to Putin Wednesday, May 19th, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement condemning President Biden’s decision to hand Vladimir Putin a major global win by waiving sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which allows the Putin regime to bypass Ukraine in...

Dan Patrick Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of House Bill 3979 “Texans Reject Critical Race Theory” Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick issued this statement early on May 22nd, on the passage of House Bill 3979, banning so-called 'critical race theory' in Texas schools: “Texans roundly...

The Richland Springs Report

The Richland Springs Report June16, 2021 Summer is here. To me, that means shorter workdays and mosquitos. I don’t do hot well. So now, I have to get up and out around seven to avoid the heat and then hibernate until close to sunset before I can do sweaty work.

Dan Patrick

Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 2202 Stops Critical Race Theory & 1619 Myths in Texas Schools Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick issued this statement April 28th, following the passage of Senate Bill 2202, by Senator Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe: "Texans reject critical race theory and other...

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Population gains, losses in state detailed The U.S. Census Bureau has released is sub-county population estimates from April 2010 to July 2020. That includes population estimates for the 1,200 incorporated places in Texas.

The Richland Springs Report

I guess I am an eternal optimist, but I was hoping all my students and all the other students in the school would score well on the STAAR tests. I guess sometimes you must be a realist, as well as an optimist. Virtual schooling was a disaster for so many.

HB 547 UIL Equal Access Bill passes Texas House on second reading

The Texas House of Representatives voted 78 to 65 in favor of House Bill 547, the UIL Equal Access Bill.