AUSTIN - A proposal to handle the state's immediate problem - insufficient revenue to meet current obligations - emerged from the Capitol last week.

In 1980, a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark was designated here in Comal County. This landmark is the grotto right behind the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The story behind this particular desi

It's time for the state to tighten its belt, wrote Talmadge Heflin, former chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Texas House of Representatives back in February.

We’re ranging far and wide this week as we take a look at some of the books being produced by Texas writers.

What does an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a subsequent devastating tsunami on the northeast coast of Japan tell us about the people living in New Braunfels?

A mere three years ago, Diana Davis published a hands-on book for church leaders titled "Fresh Ideas For Women's Ministry."

AUSTIN - An estimated 12,000 people from across Texas took part in a Saturday, March 12, rally at the state Capitol to express their feelings about proposed cuts to education.

In early March 1991, all the smart people in politics knew one thing about the upcoming 1992 campaign: President George H.W. Bush was unbeatable. Fresh from victory in the Gulf War, Bush enjoyed a job

This past Tuesday, one of our colleagues and dear friend, a 25-year-old mother, unknowingly left her precious 6-month-old daughter in her car when she came to work that morning.

In January of 1967, an unusual and momentous event took place in Austin, Texas: Ms. Barbara Jordan of Houston was sworn in as a member of the Texas Senate.

While we’re beginning to enjoy the early signs of spring here in south central Texas, many of our northern and Midwest neighbors are experiencing the relentless depths of winter.

AUSTIN — Tough questions over how the Legislature will address a $4.3 billion state revenue shortfall in fiscal year 2011 and a $27 billion projected revenue shortfall in Texas’ 2012-2013 budget cycle

Do you keep a schedule? Do you stick to it? Or once you write something down, your brain says, "OK, that's done."? To-do lists, like grocery lists, are a little like schedules and come in ha

The Texas governor and legislators occasionally thump their chests and tell other levels of government what they should do.

If pessimism is not creeping on little cat's feet into Republicans' thinking about their 2012 presidential prospects, that is another reason for pessimism. This is because it indicates they do not und