— — lessons from a priest Hindsights We all experience moments that alter the way we see the world. My life changed the day I went hurling with an Irish priest. The story began years ago when I took a job as assistant principal at Fredericksburg Middle School. You may wonder why a person would willi...

The Texas Legislature made a host of major decisions in 2025, as The Dallas Morning News reported. Here are the highlights: • Homeowners received a break on their property taxes after approving a proposed constitutional amendment in November. The homestead exemption was increased to $140,000 from $1...

Anyone who has a tuba player in their life should pick up a copy of “The Perfect Tuba” by Sam Quinones. I picked this book up because of my son, Will, who was a tuba player in the Fredericksburg High School band program, but also because I enjoy all the author’s books. Quinones, a former Los Angeles...

Winter has officially arrived, and officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas say the Texas power grid is expected to hold up through mo...

Texas Type Remember 13 years ago, when the lack of a continuation of the circular Mayan Calendar meant people thought we were in the end of days? We c...

Century-old answer to child’s query inspires hope in skeptical world When eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s ...