No rebuttals at funeral will be fun ... and then on to the meal
Sat, 03/27/2021 - 12:00am
So, we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses.
Perspectives
Kid Curry killed at the drop of a hat
Wed, 03/24/2021 - 12:00am
Kid Curry, the most dangerous member of the Wild Bunch, shot a total stranger and left him to die in the dust while passing through a West Texas town on Mar. 27, 1901.
State’s jobless rate still double the record low
Sat, 03/20/2021 - 12:00am
The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.8% in January, down a tick from December’s 6.9% rate but double the record low of 3.4% in May 2019. It is unclear what effect the mid-February winter storm had on employment, when power outages swept the state and many roads were impassable. We’ll find out next month.
Border ‘chaos’ doesn’t seem to concern the president
Sat, 03/20/2021 - 12:00am
The daily Southwest border updates are generating nationwide concern, except in Washington, D.C., where indifference reigns.
Energy grid overhaul on tap for this Legislative Session
Sat, 03/13/2021 - 12:00am
Texans suffered greatly throughout the Valentine’s Day winter storm. The failure of the Texas power grid revealed many underlying issues which the Legislature must address. As a member of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, I heard testimony last week from the industry stakeholders involved in the failures that occurred during the storm. Some of the most consequential and repeatedly mentioned problems include a lack of oversight, a breakdown of communication, and major failure in coordination within and between Texas’ regulatory agencies. This Legislative Session, we will overhaul the state’s entire energy grid, addressing three major failures during the February storm - oversight, communication and coordination.
