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Shaw: Legislature must prioritize public safety personnel

Texans have always proudly supported law enforcement, but our state’s public safety resources are stretched thin and in…

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Cornyn: Texas’ reigning Monarchs

Monarch butterflies have captured the hearts of Texans for generations, from students in grade school classrooms growing them…

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Moore: You’re pudding me on

If you grew up in the South, you could tell what your momma was about to make based…

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Stallard: Collecting the write stuff

I collect writing instruments, mostly pens. Occasionally, I purchase a nice pen if I happen to see one,…

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A Football Life: East Texan Ron Murphy lived a full life involving around sports, drawings, stories

EDOM — When asked late in life if he ever missed playing football, the great Doak Walker said…

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There are no sure things in the NFL

This week’s lesson?There are no sure things in the NFL. On a related note, this is why casinos…

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Sweetness: Whether nostalgia or perfection 16-gauge shotguns still around

The shotgun always sat in the same place, a corner in the old farmhouse bedroom next to the…

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Coulter: What’s the matter with blue states?

California, I’m fine. Somebody check my brain. California’s all right. Somebody check my brain. — Alice in Chains,…

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Graves: Tightening my belt till it hurts

In the current economy, when a visit to the grocery store requires a long-term financing plan, it has…

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Molina: Allred shows his support for public education

As educators who feel deeply about strengthening the public schools that play critical roles in preparing Texas children…