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This article is on someone I “assumed” I knew a little about. But you know what they say about assumptions. It was a pleasure to have a conversation with Nathan “Nate” Leonard, owner of Geaux Daddy’s Crawfish that is located just out of Navasota on Highway 105 East.
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The passage of the state’s first voucher program means homeschool families in Texas will soon be eligible for up to $2,000 to use toward educational costs such as tutoring or curriculum. From 500,000 to 600,000 Texas children are homeschooled — between 8% and 10% of all school-age children, the Houston Chronicle reported.
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Communities throughout the 50 states and territories are organizing commemorations for 2026’s Semiquincentennial event, the 250th birthday of our great country. This is a multipart editorial leading up to the event.
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It happened last week. Another family funeral, but this one was different, it stood out from all the other final rites and ceremonies I’ve seen and been a part of. This wasn’t due to the spectacle of it all, but due to the lack thereof. I’ll explain. Or at least attempt to.
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Tater tots, if you can believe it, were the catalyst for this column. It all started with the fine Sunday brunch my Gentleman Friend and I had recently at Red Board Tavern & Table when tater tots (gourmet, I’m sure) were included with our meal. Until that morning, I hadn’t eaten a tater tot in years but their appearance jumpstarted mytrip down memory lane that cast them as unwitting co-conspirators in the decline and fall of our nation’s health.
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Gov. Greg Abbott says he got everything he pushed for during the Legislature’s 89th session, which ended June 2.
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William Fairfax Gray was born in Fairfax, Virginia, Nov. 3, 1787. He was hired in 1833 by two prosperous citizens of Washington, D.C. Thomas Green and Albert T. Burnley, desiring to purchase land in the lower South. They employed Colonel Gray to inspect land and report conditions in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas at the age of nearly 50.
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Texas legislators wrapped up the 89th session last week, passing more than 1,200 bills — 800 of which were sent to Gov. Greg Abbott in the last 10 days of the session, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Abbott has until June 22 to approve those that have not been signed, including the next two-year state budget. While the governor does not have the power to veto the entire $338 billion budget, he does have line-item veto power over individual portions.