By Jim Powersjim@polkcountypublishing.com I’m not often surprised by the depravity of human beings, but it seems all too frequently another story comes along that makes me shake my head in …
By Jim Powersjim@polkcountypublishing.com There’s an old print newspaper adage that goes, “If it bleeds, it leads.” It points to a dangerous trait of humans, to be more attracted to …
By Tony Farkastony@polkcountypublishing.com One thing that’s been banging around this old noggin for quite some time, especially over the last 20-something years, has been children. When I …
By Rep. Trent AshbyRepresenting District 9 Today is the final day for Gov. Greg Abbott to sign or veto bills passed during the 88th regular legislative session. If, after this deadline, the …
By Tony Farkastony@polkcountypublishing.com Memorial services for the United States of America, 247, will not be held, as there’s no one left who actually supported the former nation. There …
By Jim Powersjim@tylercountybooster.com We need to invent a stronger word to replace cynicism. Over my decades of observing humanity, I’ve become increasingly cynical about our ability to …
By Rep. Trent AshbyRepresenting District 9 At the beginning of the 88th Legislative Session, our state coffers were brimming with a budget surplus of nearly $33 billion. Fortunately, the …
By Tony Farkastony@polkcountypublishing.com One of the hallmarks of a weak argument is deflection, in that when a problem is identified, attention is redirected toward some other bugaboo — real …
By Jim Powersjim@polkcountypubishing.com I received several responses to my recent column on the Debt Ceiling, which generally called me a part of a socialist takeover attempt in the U.S, …
By Tony Farkastony@polkcountypublishing.com I grew up in a time when you either had three or 13 channels of television, and finding something to watch after school meant it sounded like a fast …
By Ricky Sylestine In 1987, the United State Supreme Court issued its seminal decision in California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, in which the Court found that because California state law …
Summers seemed to last forever as a child. And when it was time for school to resume, I was usually ready, if for no other reason than to see my friends and talk about what we did all summer. As an …
A key House education committee adjourned last week without voting on a school voucher bill that is Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority this session, the Houston Chronicle reported. Barring some …
By Tony Farkastony@polkcountypublishing.com In my daily travels through the bizarreness that passes for news stories, I constantly come across examples of projection and denial of epic …
By Rep. Trent AshbyRepresenting District 9 As we reflect on the recent observance of Peace Officer Memorial Day, I am filled with deep reverence and gratitude for the courageous men and women who …
On May 18, 1912, the USS Texas, also known as Battleship Texas, launched and quickly became one of the most powerful weapons in the world. It is credited with the introduction and innovation of …
By Jim Powersjim@polkcountypublishing.com May 22, 2023 - Statement From the Texas Legislative Black Caucus "This afternoon, the Texas House of Representatives voted 83-62 to pass Senate Bill …
By Jim Powersjim@polkcountypublishing.com Here we go again. The United States finds itself once again embroiled in a contentious debate over the debt ceiling, a limit on the amount of money the …
It’s official. Fort Hood, named for a high-ranking Confederate officer in the Civil War, has been renamed Fort Cavazos, in honor of native Texan Richard E. Cavazos, the country’s first Hispanic …
By Jim Powersjim@polkcountypublishing.com “The churches greatest mistakes occur when the people of God honor what a leader says without examining that instruction in the light of scripture. …
