Tariff deadline looms on Aug. 1

The Texas business sector is now watching to see if a new tariff deal is announced before Monday, the Aug. 1 deadline when President Donald Trump’s high tariffs kick in again.Trump earlier in July informed Mexico, two dozen other countries and the European Union that their exports will face an...

Pre-season football practice brings challenges

Preseason football practices are just around the corner and is set to begin on Aug. 4 at most schools andaccording to Texas UIL rules.In Texas, UIL rules state there will be a five-day acclimatization period where athletes are allowed no more than one practice a day, with no contact permitted and...

Editor’s Message

(Excerpts from Michael Boulin, Tenth Amendment Center) “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.” Thomas Jefferson We have widespread ignorance about the U.S. Constitution, and it is no accident.

Quinn Minute - Falling in Love

One of life’s great questions is, “What makes people fall in love?”Almost nobody knows how to answer this.

Alarms sound as DOJ ethics lawyers fired

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the latest target of firings by the Trump administration as it makes cuts to career officials.Among those on the list is a New York federal prosecutor, a judge who headed up the Chicago immigration court system, which followed on the heels of the dismissal of at...

Castro County Community Calendar

July 24-26Hart Days 2025. Miss Hart Pageant, Bingo, basketball, horseshoe and corn hole tournaments, car show, mud bogs, dunk booth, water slides. Most events held at Pavilion or Fire Station. Parade begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday.July 24 – Aug. 11DISD Backpack & School Supply Drive.

Pet Talk

Young horses are typically full of energy, running and playing with excitement, but sometimes, their quick growth can hinder their ability to frolic in the fields with their peers.

Library Lines ...

“Harold and the Purple Crayon” by Crockett Johnson was the book featured recently at Terrific Tuesday in our meeting room here at Rhoads Memorial Library.

Texas Legislature begins special session

The Texas Legislature special session opened to address flood relief, the THC ban and new congressional maps on July 21.Gov. Greg Abbott added the flood issues as well as the vetoed SB 3 THC ban.Also on tap are new maps for the US Congress and a number of bills that passed the Senate but didn’t...

A righteous and zealous man

Word starting with z… This isn’t a game of Scrabble.[*Webster’s New World Dictionary] zealot: n. one who is zealous, esp. to a fanatic degree.* zealous: adj. full of, characterized by, or showing zeal; fervent; enthusiastic.* fervent: adj. 1. hot; burning. 2. showing great warmth of feeling;...