DHS Girls Golf team

DHS Girls Golf team won first place at the Vega Tournament 1st place team. Bray Chavira was first place individual, and Alexis Quiroz was second place individual.

Abbott directs TEA to investigate social transitioning incident

Governor Greg Abbott last Thursday sent a letter to Representative Steve Toth to thank him for highlighting unethical actions by educators to “socially transition” a student at Bellaire High School and to notify him that he directed the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to investigate the incident.

Quinn Minute - School Recess was the Best

Do you remember elementary school recess?At our school, we ate lunch right before playtime. We’d line up single file to walk through the food line.The plate lunch often included gravy-laden mystery meat – beef or possibly bird – plus mashed potatoes and something green or yellow.

Editor’s Message

I read some great advice by Greg Berge for parents of athletes. Berg, a teacher, coach, and school administrator for 30 years, and asports leadership consultant and owner of GB1 Leadership LLC (Great Teams – Better Leadership).

Pet Talk

Without the gift of gab, dogs are left to rely on a bark, a tail wag, or, sometimes, even a snarl to communicate with their two-legged companions. However, as we attempt to connect with our canine friends, understanding the unspoken becomes immensely important in recognizing their wants and needs.

Library Lines ...

The high winds of last Friday brought some excitement to us here at Rhoads Memorial Library when the trap door accessing our roof blew open. It was about 9:45 a.m. when Sulema and I heard a sickening thud up above. (It occurred to me: when is an unexpected thud or thump not sickening? But I digress.

Bewail My Fears

I am cowardly by nature, thrive on acceptance and wince at rejection. Yet, standing upon my Christian convictions is not optional; it is essential. Bearing my soul, I bewail my fears.Humanistic and heathen infl uences run rampant.

SB 8 addresses cooperation between immigration authorities

Sheriffs in large counties would be required to enter into agreements with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce certain immigration laws under SB 8, a bill considered by the Senate State Affairs Committee on Monday.While the bill, authored by Sen.

Senate panel approves bills combatting cost of housing

Several bills were approved by the Senate Local Government Committee that would make it easier to build new housing and are an effort to lower the cost of housing by increasing the supply.