The Murder of William L. Robertson

IntroductionAccording to the Selective Service records, nearly 200,000 Texans served in the Great War. San Saba County organized a Texas Cavalry company and contributed 462 men. Of that number, 344 were conscripted. It was a sizable contribution for a county with a population of barely ten thousand.

Oh, those hard workers

Next Monday will be Labor Day. The day for the working man, yes, it is the end of summer, back to school and hopefully cooler weather.But I am also thinking about many that have worked so hard to provide for us and others.

Texas Insurance Tips - Get a CLUE about the insurance history of a home or car

Need more information before you buy that home or car?Check its insurance history by getting a report for free.What’s the report?It’s the Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange or CLUE report. It shows claims filed for homes and cars for the past seven years.

State Capital Highlights

Redistricting bill heads to Abbott’s deskBoth the Texas House and Senate have passed a mid-decade redistricting bill that positions the GOP to pick up five additional congressional seats next year.

Senate sends new congressional map to Governor

SENATE SENDS NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP TO GOVERNOR The Senate on Saturday voted in favor of a new congressional district map that its author believes will increase the number of Republicans Texas sends to Washington, D.C.

Kids Talk About God

“If Jesus came with me to school, I would respect him and everyone else, too. I would not hit, would not call people names, and I would not or push,” says Michael, age 6. We have a tendency to act one way around some people and put our best foot forward around others.

Kids Talk About God

“I would ask him for all the answers. I would buy him lunch,” says Bobby, age 7.Yes, it would be nice to not study and have the answers to those pesky tests. Then, there’s the other trial that takes the fun out of school — homework.

Is God Dead?

Last week, we began to look at the research findings of two neuro-physicians who conducted extensive research studying the relationship between human consciousness and “the persistent, particularly human longing to connect with something larger than ourselves.

State Capital Highlights

Special session ends; Dems make new demands With a quorum-breaking number of House Democrats still out of state, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gaveled the first special session to an end Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called a second special session that has already convened.

The Richland Springs Report

I had an exciting week. School is going reasonably well for the first week, but things went South on Wednesday evening.Chrissy and I celebrated her birthday by going for a mani/ Pedi, but I started feeling ill. Midway through the beauty treatment I realized I was feverish.