Texas Type The world seems to be moving at light speed. The somewhat slower pace we used to have publishing a weekly newspaper has ramped up exponentially since the dawn of the internet. In addition to our print products, we now publish websites, email newsletters, social media posts, videos, podcas...

Tunes & Tales We are in a self-care era. Like most academic fields, mass availability through social media, YouTube, audiobooks and podcasts has made many people armchair shrinks and self-proclaimed therapeutic experts. This is not entirely a bad thing. I believe it’s a fair indication of a generati...

I had a chance to attend the National Newspaper Association Convention in Washington, D.C. last weekend. It was the first time I had been to the nation’s capital since my music travel days. It’s a great city to wander, which I also got to do. I represented the Texas Press Association since I’m servi...

The Texas Legislature did some good things in its 86th session, but what they did to plumbing licenses really stinks. In the rush to “get government o...

EDITORIALS The place to be on Thursdays early evening is Marktplatz’s Kinder Halle, where the seasonal and annual Fredericksburg Farmers’ Market is un...

Recently, the San Antonio Express-News published reports of abuse within some Baptist congregations where a few unchecked pastors preyed on members lo...