Too hot to handle: Protecting your pets from heat stress

Warm weather often means more time outside with your pets, but higher temperatures also increase the risk of heat stress, which occurs when an animal’s body cannot properly cool itself, causing its core temperature to rise.

The Idle American

The story  goes that a long-ago West Texas man--beloved in his community--talked incessantly about Fort Worth, his favorite city, even though he’d never been there. He usually referred to it as “Cowtown” or “Where the West Begins.”

Is God Dead?

The crux of the matter is simply this: Is the Bible authoritative? To this stage, all of the articles in this column ultimately lead to this question. This is ground zero for the Christian and skeptic alike—those like Michael. You remember Michael.

Letter to the Editor

I appreciate the citizens who serve on the San Saba Economic Development Corporation Board.

Letter to the Editor

On July 29, city and county residents, officials, and landowners traveled to Austin for the Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee hearing regarding the proposed 765kV transmission lines.

Elm Grove Echoes

As I write this, the Richland Springs Rodeo has had a successful run, and the Elm Grove Rodeo is on the horizon.

The Richland Springs Report

I arrived back in Texas on an amazingly mild day. I was expecting 100 degrees or more and instead I had a lovely cloudy 80s day. Canada was ramping up to higher temperatures, but I had my two weeks of cool weather.

Down Memory Lane

110 Years Ago August 3, 1916The Crain Mercantile Company, a firm composed of R. S. Crain and R. T. Pritchet, sold their furniture and hardware business to W. N. Ellis, A. B. Kirkpatrick, and R. O. Harris.

Quinn Simple Scenes

Stock ShowImagine yourself in a sea of cows, surrounded by thousands of pounds of beef.That’s how I feel when I go to one of our state’s stock shows, which attracts thousands of visitors.Farmers and ranchers spend several days showing off animals which have taken months or years to raise.I am a...

What we like to hear

Maybe it was my being laid up after knee surgery or my wife caring for me when I got home.