AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the release of the Texas Broadband Development Map last week, which uses data collected from internet service providers (ISPs) to show the …
By Rep. Trent Ashby As part of School Board Appreciation Month, I invite parents, teachers and students to join me in recognizing our local school board members who have dedicated their time to …
This week we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was a visionary leader and made an invaluable impact on our country. Here are five things happening around your state: …
By Richard LeeSenate correspondent AUSTIN — Lawmakers working on the next biennial budget will have more revenue to work with than ever before thanks to strong sales tax collections and a …
By Chris Edwards A while back, one of my colleagues brought back a box of some of the yummiest kolaches I had ever wrapped my lips around. He’d just returned from a sojourn to deep Czech …
By Tony Farkas It may come as a surprise to some that my first real not-under-the-table job was working in the food industry. Starting off as a dishwasher, it wasn’t long till I …
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year. The new year brings a new legislative session, so I’ll be spending time in Austin working on your behalf over the next 140 …
By Tom Purcell It was late December of 2020. COVID cabin fever was hitting me hard. As a writer and communications consultant, I’ve long worked from an office in my home. I was used to …
By Tony Farkas It’s always a banner day when I can link wonderful lyrics by The Who to the current mess that we have in Washington, D.C. Those words come from the song “Won’t Get …
Have you ever thought about the importance of community journalism, specifically, local newspapers? I’m sure at one time or another you’ve seen a family Bible filled with yellowed newspaper …
By Rep. Trent Ashby As we say goodbye to 2022 and welcome 2023, my family and I want to wish you and yours a happy, healthy, and peaceful new year. While most folks are winding down after the …
By Danny Tyree “Time Enough at Last.” The new year reminds me of that classic “Twilight Zone” episode starring Burgess Meredith as a put-upon bookworm. (No, he wasn’t reading on …
By Rep. Trent Ashby House Interim Charge: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services With the 88th Legislative Session just around the corner, our tour of interim committees will soon …
Tyrades! by Danny Tyree My cousin’s husband owns a funeral home, so I’m anxious to hear his take on a front-page article from the November 4 “Wall Street Journal.” According to the …
By Chris Edwardscedwards@polkcountypublishing.com I recently did something that seems like an extreme aberration in 2022-going-on-’23: I unplugged from the world for a bit. Yep. No emails, …
By Tony Farkas My occasional cohort on these pages did an experiment with a chatbot, assigning it an essay on free speech. I know that it’s ironic that a program was writing about freedom, …
By Tony Farkas tony@polkcountypublishing.com In yet another trip down the road to superfluous nonsense, earlier this month our vaunted federal leaders decided that since they respect …
By Tony Farkas tony@polkcountypublishing.com In yet another trip down the road to superfluous nonsense, earlier this month our vaunted federal leaders decided that since they respect …
