In preparation for the holidays, our family regularly contributes to Angel Tree’s, food boxes for the less fortunate, as well as supplying needs for homeless shelters. There is no shortage of needs to be met, and more people than ever need hope. I well remember times in my life when I was uncertain ...

Agency seeks $300 million to bolster Medicaid The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is seeking a $300 million transfusion of funds to bolster the state’s Medicaid application process, The Texas Tribune reported. The public health insurance program provides coverage for people or families wi...

House Speaker Dade Phelan withdrew last week from seeking another term leading that chamber. After three rounds of voting on Saturday, state Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield emerged as the preference of most House Republicans. However, his opponent, state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, claims to have e...

We live in a world full of evil. Bad people, bad things and bad situations exist, and it seems as if they exist more and more....everywhere. Even here...

As we enter the annual season of giving, you might be thinking of charities you wish to support. But you also might be wondering how to gain some tax ...

Gov. Greg Abbott issued three executive orders last week targeting the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party, The Dallas Morning News rep...