September is almost here. Many organizations will return this month after the summer hiatus. Coldspring Garden Club will start the new season on Sept. 3 at 1:30 p.m. at Coldspring Community Center. …

You don’t need an old outdoor writer (me) to remind you of the current heat wave we are all enduring. But cooler weather is just around the corner and falling leaves and frosty mornings will once …

After hearing him speak, a Pharisee honored Jesus by asking him to his home for a meal. It was the Jewish religious custom to wash one's hands before a meal, but Jesus intentionally bypassed the …

The future chief justice of independent Texas’ supreme court demanded satisfaction in an Aug. 28, 1832, letter to the editor of his hometown newspaper. Dueling was a rite of passage for male …

Amidst mounting public outcry, the federal government last week halted construction of border barriers through state park property in far West Texas, The Texas Tribune reported. Customs and …

I used to “teach” long before I became a public-school teacher. I started out in an effort to help the foster children in our home catch up, as many times we had children who had attended school …

It is hard to believe that there are love bugs still flying. Our cars are covered in dead bugs; they are littering doorways and pathways but at least they don't sting. It may seem premature to …

The first recorded miracle of Jesus is in John 2:1-11. Jesus’ mother, Mary, became aware that the groom’s family had run out of wine for the wedding feast. She turned to Jesus for help and he …

Two Confederate generals met with Emperor Maximilian on Aug. 24, 1865, and presented their bold plan for keeping the Austrian puppet on the Mexican throne. The battle-scarred cavalrymen of the …

Texas public school campuses and districts received their state report cards late last week from the Texas Education Agency, with most showing little change from the previous school year, The Texas …

Traveling with children is at the bottom of the list of fun activities for most grown folks. I know this is true for I have traveled as a child with adults and as an adult with children and the whole …

For much of my adult life, I have enjoyed learning about shooting and hunting with different sporting arms. Back when I was a young man just starting a family, money was tight and I continued …

There are a couple of phrases that bounce around my brain frequently; one is what the headline for this story was paraphrased from (“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the …

Ah, the great affordability debate of 2026, and in one corner, we have Rep. Dan Crenshaw, of Texas’s 2nd Congressional District, who, last week, decided to criticize Americans who say that rising …

In 325 B.C., the leaders of the early church gathered in a town called Nicaea. In response to some of the heresies of the day, they tried to define authentic, orthodox Christian beliefs. The …

School is back. So many organizations have held events to help returning students with school supplies, backpacks and much more. Last weekend at The Big Bash, volunteers gave away supplies and …

Years ago, there was a television show running that I became a huge fan of, that being “Person of Interest.” The premise of the show was that there was a nationwide system that monitored …

A while back there was quite a bit of hubbub around the opening of the Obama Presidential Library. Its oft-lampooned brutalist style architecture, which has brought some folks mind of Imperial ships …

This probably isn’t news to anyone, but school’s starting this week. I see signs of this everywhere I go as shoppers search for clothing, school supplies and backpacks while the schools prepare …

Col. Anthony Butler strutted like a peacock out of the White House on Aug. 13, 1829, with a six-figure line of credit and secret orders to make the Mexicans an offer they could not refuse. …