By Edward Jones’ Joey Romano If you’re planning to retire in just a few years, you may be getting excited about this next phase of your life. However, your ability to enjoy retirement fully will depend, at least partially, on the resources you can draw from your investment portfolio. So,Continue Reading
By Chris Paddie, HD9 Representative Last week, House committees continued working on several important pieces of legislation. I laid out several bills, including the Texas Small Business Recovery Act and several of the electric reform bills that I wrote about earlier this month. One of the bills that I laidContinue Reading
By Glenn Melancon People who scream about the “original intent” of the Constitution too often don’t know the “original intent”. Or if they do understand the “original intent”, they want to use it to restrict their neighbors’ hard won freedoms. Voting rights clearly fall into the second category. The ConstitutionContinue Reading
By Leroy Richardson In Christianity, there are phrases often used related to the Holy Spirit of God. Phrases like, “Come down Holy Spirit”, or “Holy Spirit, Come into the room” or “Holy Spirit, we invite you into this service”. These phrases are a misnomer to correct biblical theology. Father GodContinue Reading
By Edward Jones’ Joey Romano If you own a small business, you typically don’t get a lot of recognition – so you may be pleased to learn that March 29 is National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. You might not necessarily think of your business as a “Mom andContinue Reading
By NYLife’s Brad Collins All business owners can benefit from some level of estate planning. Building protection into your business plan is one of the most important decisions you can make to safeguard your partners, your employees and your family. Here, we will discuss the four key components of estateContinue Reading
By Austin Lewter, Jimplecute To anyone who says, “newspapers are dead;” I say, “Sit at my desk the Monday after the post office sends a bundle of newspapers to Fort Worth by mistake.” I say, “Answer my phone when someone has a neighbor whose dog ate their paper.” I say,Continue Reading
By Austin Lewter On Monday, a colleague said, “Austin, you are to be commended for your willingness to publish opinions that differ so much from your own. It really shows your commitment to free speech.” His remark was made during a passing conversation about a recent letter to the editor,Continue Reading
By Brett Rogers I’m tired of race. I’m tired of being pushed by others into thinking about it. If people ask me what I am or how I identify, I say that I am Brett. I’ve never introduced myself as a white man – mostly because I see myself asContinue Reading
By Glenn Melancon Joe Biden promised to “Build Back Better.” The liberals in Congress just passed the American Recovery Plan. They set the agenda because Democrats won elections for the House, Senate and the Presidency. Liberals believe government programs can, and should, alleviate suffering. Conservatives reject this approach. They believeContinue Reading
By Rabbi Linda Chag Sameach! Happy Passover! It’s time to celebrate Passover; the biblical feast of the Lord. I would like to share a brief message of what Passover is about for the world. It is the greatest love story done for mankind. Our Creator loved us so much, that he sent his onlyContinue Reading
By Gary Borders, TPA 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 manyContinue Reading
By Edward Jones’ Joey Romano In just a few days, we will experience the vernal equinox – one of the two times in the year when the sun is exactly above the equator. Apart from this astronomical anomaly, though, the equinox is mostly known as the beginning of spring –Continue Reading
Dear Editor, Many thanks to the Jefferson Water Department, Allan Whatley and Carey Heaster for saving our water service during the weather event several weeks ago. Their dedication and hard work (in bone chilling temperatures) is very much appreciated! Sincerely, Alexandra Holton Jefferson, TexasContinue Reading
By Austin Lewter I need to apologize. You may have noticed my recent hiatus from publishing a weekly column. I haven’t published since the last week in January and, if you’ve missed me, I’m sorry. If you haven’t, you’re welcome. Quite honestly, the first part of 2021 has been incrediblyContinue Reading
By Brett Rogers Back in 2015, I was the campaign manager for a Republican challenging Democrat Congressman Filemon Vela in southern Texas, whose district stretches from near Corpus Christi to Brownsville on the border. Working on that campaign I became aware of the horrible human trafficking that took place becauseContinue Reading
By Alden Ho, Wheel Salt Ministries There are certain days that we are not supposed to forget, such as our own birthday, our spouses birthday, our children’s birthday, anniversaries and many others, but try as some might, many do forget these dates. But, what if I told you that thereContinue Reading
From Brad Collins, NY Life Have you put off making a will? If so, you’re not alone. According to a 2020 survey conducted by Caring.com, only 32% of American adults have estate planning documents, like wills and living trusts, in place. While preparing a will may not beContinue Reading
From Edward Jones’ Joey Romano You can demonstrate this resilience by answering these questions: What is your specific goal? What obstacle do you face in achieving this goal? How can you overcome this obstacle? Here are some examples of how this resiliency process works: Goal: Building sufficient retirement funds ToContinue Reading
Dear Editor, We read that the Moon Lake Development crew pulled out from doing any business with the city of Jefferson, including the annexation, which will result in missing out on a projected $750,000 annual tax revenue, not to mention up to 120 families spending their money at our shops,Continue Reading