Financial Focus

In its simplest form, saving can mean putting money into a jar, adding to it and letting it grow slowly. A 401(k), or other workplace retirement plan, is a step beyond that. It’s more like a garden than a jar.

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Industry warns of blackouts if data center opposition overreactsThe pushback against booming data center construction continues to grow, even as the state’s grid operator warns of rolling blackouts in West Texas if new transmission lines aren’t built, the Texas Standard reported.Dozens of...

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Border barrier construction halted in Big Bend Amidst mounting public outcry, the federal government last week halted construction of border barriers through state park property in far West Texas, The Texas Tribune reported.Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodeny Scott personally stopped...

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Texas schools see little change in TEA grading Texas public school campuses and districts received their state report cards late last week from the Texas Education Agency, with most showing little change from the previous school year, The Texas Tribune reported.Of the more than 9,000 campuses in...

Financial Focus

Every solid house starts with a good blueprint and a strong foundation. Saving for a child's education is very similar.College costs can seem daunting. In addition to tuition, you'll need to account for housing and food, books and supplies, transportation and other expenses.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDNewspaper Humor Ideas Things You Know If You Live in a Small Town1. You wave at people you don’t know because you probably know their cousin.2. “Going to town” means driving 10 minutes.3.

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

SpaceX, Tesla make Grimes plant official What CEO Elon Musk says will be the world’s largest computer chip manufacturing plant is planned for Grimes County, east of College Station, the Austin American-Statesman reported.In a joint announcement last week, Space X and Tesla unveiled an initial $16.8...

ALL IN: WELLNESS

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian LeaderBryan Johnson, best known as the “Don’t Die” guy, has recently been diagnosed with gastritis, an incurable autoimmune disease that attacks the stomach’s lining.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To the owners of loose dogs, I know you don’t care about me. That’s OK. The Lord is watching over me so I will be alright. But don’t you care about your pet and your neighbors?This dog in the picture was after me this morning (Sunday, 8-226) while on my walk.

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Cyclosporiasis mostly in two regions in state Nearly three-fourths of cyclosporiasis cases detected in Texas have been confined to two regions, The Dallas Morning News reported. The Texas Department of State Health Services provided numbers for each of the state’s eight public health regions.