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With Christmas 2024 consigned to the history books, it is now time to take the decorations down and store them for next year.

KOA Home for the Holidays

Travelers will use varied modes of transportation as they head home for the holidays. Years ago, we had a California KOA home for the holidays. Our family lived outside of San Bernardino in the Devore Canyon KOA.

Abbott pledges to stabilize unemployment insurance rates

Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan, Senate Finance Committee Chair Joan Huffman, and House Appropriations Chair Dr. Greg Bonnen pledged to allocate funding to stabilize minimum unemployment insurance rates for businesses across the state during the 2025...

Walking in Faith That His Plans Will Prevail

Through the prophet Jeremiah the Lord has said, “I know the plans I have for you.”He goes on to say that these plans are to give us hope and a future. The Lord God knows our tomorrow. He has foreknowledge of all we will go through to realize his plans.

USDA announces $300M in regional Ag grants

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the second round of Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) grants, which is intended to allocate $300 million to [67 partners] once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied, expanding American food and...

Arrington, Roy introduce America First Act

House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was joined by Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) in introducing H.R.10469, the America First Act, legislation to prevent illegal immigrants paroled into the United States from accessing billions of dollars in welfare and other benefits intended for American...

Winter fire safety from kitchen to backyard

The Texas Department of Insurance is reminding homeowners and renters to be careful around fire, from the kitchen to the backyard.Some winter fire safety tips: -Enjoy candles with caution and always blow them out before you go to sleep.

TGPC releases groundwater report

Texas agencies reported 252 new cases of groundwater contamination during 2023 in the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee annual report.The Texas Groundwater Protection Committee brings together nine state agencies and TAGD, the alliance of groundwater districts.

Celebrating Christmas Texas style...

Christmas traditions vary from country to country, state to state and family to family, but all have the same purpose: to spread joy during the holiday season.Christmas in the Lone Star State has historically been distinct from the rest of the United States.While traditions like baking cookies and...