Hill Country Naturalist

World-wide, invasive species are second only to habitat destruction (for development and farming) as the cause of the loss of species. It is estimated that the US spends over 100 billion dollars a year fighting invasive species.

LCRA, City of San Saba Award $5,000 Grant to Friends of The Rylander Memorial Library

The Friends of The Rylander Memorial Library will build a new circulation desk at the Rylander Memorial Library, thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of San Saba.

Giving is Better than Receiving

My wife is affectionately known as Mimi to her 10 grandchildren. Every year she beautifully decorates our home in the Christmas spirit, while also probing the grandkids for what they might want for Christmas.

Doug’s Doorstep

What are you focused on? What is the priority in your life? Where do you look for guidance? Are you easily distracted? If you have been, have you missed out on doing something of importance? One of the passages in the New Testament records Jesus sending His disciples ahead of Him.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Para Dios el Padre significo dar su Unico Hijo, Juan 3:16 Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna. Para Cristo el Hijo significo dejar su su Gloria del Cielo para sufrir y morir.

Down Memory Lane

37 Years Ago December 1, 1983 Alicia Lackey daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Lackey of San Saba won All-District in the District Band Contest held in Llano Saturday, November 19. Alicia is a freshman at San Saba High School and has played the clarinet in the band for the past five years.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Researcher spotlights ‘invisible incentives’ The Texas Enterprise Fund took a hit for lack of transparency in a new research paper from the National Freedom of Information Coalition.

Rylander Library Book Review

One of the most viewed paintings in American history, Custer's Last Fight, copied and distributed by Anheuser-Busch at a rate of more than two million copies a year, was destroyed in a fire at the 7th Cavalry Headquarters in Fort Bliss, Texas, in 1946. Or was it?

The Richland Springs Report

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope you had some time with family and friends to make your day more pleasant. I know there are many families who have lost loved ones, so the day was one of bittersweet memories. Still, we have much to be thankful for in this country.

The power to tax is the power to destroy ⁠— PPP deductibility must be fixed now

The coronavirus pandemic has laid much of the American economy on its back — but a bright spot made the disaster less crippling than it might have been. That is the Paycheck Protection Program, which funneled money to workers through small businesses.