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Friends, this is the latest installment in a series of writings about the strong women who have major impacts on my life. These are my Steel Magnolias. They are tough, but fair, strong and beautiful, inspirational, and yet humble. They are the very picture of style and grace, and these women have forever changed my life.
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Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins Monday, Oct. 21 and ends on Nov. 1. Texas voters will be choosing from a full slate of candidates, from president to U.S. senator to various county positions.
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Top state lawmakers plan to address soaring homeowners insurance premiums when they return to Austin in January for the next legislative session, according to the Houston Chronicle.
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A year ago, this past summer, Texas Monthly printed an article about a Grimes County primitive blues singer who had been lost in memory – Alger ‘Texas’ Alexander of Richards.
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I’ve known this lady all my life and we’ve had some very deep conversations over the years - mainly about family, religion, loss, sickness, and heartbreak. When I asked about interviewing her, she was a little surprised but excited that I wanted to hear her story.Although we’ve had numerous talks, I wanted to ask her more specific questions about HER life.
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Friends, this is the latest installment in a series of writings about the strong women who have made a major impact on my life. These are my Steel Magnolias: tough, but fair - strong, and yet beautiful – inspirational and at the same time, humble. My life has forever changed by these women in my life.
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In 1882, at Little Rock, Arkansas, two former slaves organized a group that covered the Jim Crow South region to become one of the outstanding aid corporations in America for the vast number of struggling African Americans.
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A 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, concluding they “failed to establish command and had inadequate training” in one of the deadliest classroom attacks, The Dallas Morning News reported.
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