Your Texas Agriculture Minute

Texas farmers, ranchers benefit from record exports Exports are a critical source of income for a wide range of agricultural products. Over 20 percent of U.S. agricultural production is exported. Many of the products that benefit the most from exports are grown heavily in Texas.

Jordan Cattle Auction

Receipts totaled 2,452 head with no sale being held at Mason due to the July 4th holiday. Demand was strong with very good activity. The stocker steers were steady with 4 steers 546 lbs at $172.00 ($939.12), and the stocker heifers were also steady.

For the Love of Kids

Levi Robert Broyles was born last week. He is our eleventh grandchild and the son of Will and Sarah Broyles. Sarah is our oldest daughter. We are expecting grandchild number twelve in August – Rebekah Rose Buffington. She will be welcomed by her parents, Taylor and Joannah Buffington.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Juan 12:35-50 Entonces Jesús les dijo: Aún por un poco está la luz entre vosotros; andad entre tanto que tenéis luz, para que no os sorprendan las tinieblas; porque el que anda en tinieblas, no sabe a dónde va. Entre tanto que tenéis la luz, creed en la luz, para que seáis hijos de luz.

Doug’s Doorstep

Do you Hear it? How’s your hearing? The older I get, it seems people are talking lower, softer. Of course, I know that it’s my hearing that is going bad, and I may not catch everything that may be said.

Down Memory Lane

102 Years Ago July 17, 1919 A. E. Moore took the oath of office last Tuesday and is now San Saba County's new collector. He will not appoint a deputy until the busy season commences in October. Mrs. Nila Marshall of San Antonio arrived Sunday and is a guest in the home of her grandparents, Mr.

Summer Heat: Common Sense for a Serious Condition

Summer in Central Texas brings a rise in heat-related illness, according to Katelyn Vinklarek, Administrative Director of Post Acute Services for Hill Country Memorial. She offers some common-sense guidelines to keep extreme heat from ruining a weekend or worse.

Looking up through the clouds

Last Sunday on my way to church, it was a cloudy day. But every now and then there was an opening, and you could look up and see into the beautiful, clear blue sky above. Looking up into that clear blue sky reminded me of something in the Bible. Is there is a Heaven, and what does it say about it?

San Saba VFD assists Richland Springs VFD in house fire

On Sunday morning, July 11th, San Saba Volunteer Fire Department (SSVFD) answered the emergency call to assist the Richland Springs VFD in battling a house fire in Richland Springs.

Senator Buckingham's statement on Democrats skipping town during special legislative session

Sen. Buckingham released the following statement on her Democrat colleagues skipping town without passing much needed legislation for millions of Texans: “We were elected to show up and do the work for the people of Texas.