Advocates for undocumented college students claim some students have been told incorrectly they are no longer eligible for low in-state tuition rates, the Texas Tribune reports. They are asking for clear guidance on the issue. In June, a federal court ruled unconstitutional the Texas Dream Act, a st...

Texas Type Few towns have done as much to promote their cultural heritage as Fredericksburg. And, of course, the town will do it again this weekend with the 45th Annual Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg. It’s one of my favorite things about Fredericksburg. And even though I’m not German, I love hanging ...

Program helps us have a reporter to dig in on agriculture, rural issues In the past few months, the agricultural pages in this paper have featured stories on a national auctioneering competition and students getting hands-on instruction on artificial insemination of sheep. Readers have seen new deve...

Challenges to democracy all around as crackdowns persist on free expression When a regular citizen walks into a news organization and asks that a lett...

D uring the final week of Hunger Action Month, the public learned the Trump administration announced its decision to scrap the U.S. Department of Agri...

Council member Tony Klein’s thoughtful dissent in the 4-1 vote for a conditional use permit, as reported in the Standard, should reflect valid concern...