Guest column Dr. Ray Perryman had a good column in the Oct. 30 Fredericksburg Standard, about needing more spending on education in Texas. I would like to elaborate a bit further on this topic. There are several rankings I looked at that discussed school funding. Texas American Federation of Teacher...

Perhaps I’m not the only customer with this issue with Frontier Communications, but how do you manage to have them bury the cable lines that are draped across your yard and those of your neighbor? I have attempted many times to communicate with Frontier regarding this issue, and although their custo...

Gov. Greg Abbott issued three executive orders last week targeting the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party, The Dallas Morning News reported. Abbott said the orders were intended to protect Texans of Chinese descent from “harassment and intimidation” by the Chinese Communist Party and...

Texas lawmakers last week filed more than 1,500 bills ahead of the next legislative session, which begins Jan. 14. The Houston Chronicle reported the ...

Rural Texas. It’s near and dear to all of us. It holds a special place for me since I’m originally from a town half the size of Fredericksburg. Last w...

Local store owners support community far more than ubiquitous big boxes When shoppers spend money at a local store, it is a huge benefit to our econom...