ALL IN: SINGULARITY

“It is no light matter to put in jeopardy a single life when it is the very singularity of each life which underpins the idea of a just society.” – Tom Stoppard, English Dramatist When a screensaver appears on the TV, my grandson pipes up to declare, “That’s AI.”

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Voter registration deadline nearing The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election is Oct. 5.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Short punsWhy did the salamander go to Hollywood?To make newt movies! Why did the veterinarian prescribe birth-control pills for dogs?It’s part of an anti-litter campaign.Why don’t pirates take a shower before they walk the plank?They just wash up on shore.

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Medicaid funding restored to Texas hospitals Nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding to Texas hospitals will be restored after a nearly year-long stalemate between the state and the federal government ended, the Texas Standard reported.Gov. Greg Abbott hailed the end to the impasse.“This funding is...

Financial Focus

Simple budgeting tips that fit real lifeIf you've just started managing your own finances, recommitted to doing it well or noticed your spending isn't making you as happy as you'd hoped, a budget might be exactly what you need.

Letter To The Editor

Last week, the Chamber of Commerce celebrated the 10year anniversary of El Vaquero Restaurant on Park Ave. As part of the celebration, the Chamber presented a framed dollar representing the first dollar earned by the business and took pictures of the owners and several of their employees.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDBest Bad Funny Puns41. I was wondering why the ball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.42. England doesn’t have a kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.43. What do you call the wife of a hippie? A Mississippi.44.

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Texas hospitals could lose $27 million daily in Medicaid funding With the state’s new fiscal year beginning on Sept. 1, Texas hospitals are expected to lose $27 million per day in additional Medicaid funding, according to the Texas Standard.

ALL IN: HEAT

ALL IN“It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.” – Yogi Berra, American Baseball PlayerIn the scorching summer of 2026, tempers are flaring right along with the triple- digit heat.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDBest Bad Funny Puns23. My friend drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how his Mercedes bends.24. Becoming a vegetarian is one big missed steak.25. I can’t believe I got fired from the calendar factory.