Mark Allen Caddo Lake: Well, we finally are starting to get a little touch of fall weather, and the bass are feeling it too.  The bass are active in the Big Cypress Bayou schooling areas that are close to intersections of the river. My bait of choice is still theContinue Reading

J. Bruce Bugg Jr./Chair, Texas Transportation Commission The star on the Texas flag somehow seems to shine a little brighter every year as more and more people move to Texas to find a thriving economy and a better quality of life. While that growth is wonderful to see, it doesContinue Reading

Michael Reagan/Contributing Writer Another week, another lame Trump indictment. Another week, another slimy Hunter Biden report. Another week, another smash-and-grab at a California mall. You can’t get away from this stuff unless you turn off the TV, take the alerts off your phone and sleep all day on the beachContinue Reading

Dick Polman/Contributing Writer While we ponder the pathetic fact that the top candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination is a twice-impeached quadruple-indicted electorally-defeated accused racketeer, and while we absorb the breadth and depth of Georgia’s “criminal enterprise” case (19 defendants, 41 felony counts, 30 un-indicted co-conspirators), let’s bear in mindContinue Reading

Peter Roff/Contirbuting Writer Recent and expected Supreme Court rulings regarding the authority of federal regulators have put the bureaucracy in the spotlight. Too many of them have the power to make or break industries. Some, like the U.S. International Trade Commission, are begging to have their wings clipped. Its missionContinue Reading

Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer Katherine Anne Porter was one of the most noted of Texas novelists.  Her career spanned decades, and though her output was limited, it had a profound impact on many aspiring writers from the 1930s through the 1970s.  She was born Callie Russel Porter in May 1890 in Indian Creek, a small, unincorporatedContinue Reading

Elwood Watson/Contributing Writer There are probably many Americans who thought this day would never come. More than a few people, myself included, were skeptical that Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice possessed the strength and courage to overcome their habit of risk aversion. Instead, the criminal justice system isContinue Reading

Hunter Bonner/Contributing Writer We have had one hot summer! However, in the political world, things are just starting to heat up. Now is the time for Republicans to start getting focused on this Presidential Election. One of the very first things you must do to get ready for this electionContinue Reading

It started out as a typical spring day for the busy port of Texas City in 1947.  It was a growing city that was thriving with peacetime prosperity.  As home to many oil refineries, chemical plants, and ports, Texas City had a lot to offer the world and had nearly tripled its population since the beginning of WorldContinue Reading

Ken Bridges/Contributing Writer At the beginning of the 20th century, Texas was moving ahead.  The spirit of reform was in the air as the people demanded accountability from business and government alike.  Gov. Thomas M. Campbell, who served from 1907-1911 dedicated himself to progress for the people.  Thomas Mitchell Campbell was born in Rusk is East Texas in 1856.  HisContinue Reading

Elwood Watson/Contributing Writer Like many material icons, Barbie has had a complex history. When Mattel introduced Barbie 1959, America was beginning to enter deep into the throes of the Cold War. The modern civil rights movement was beginning to gain steam and the nation was largely embracing the status quo.Continue Reading

Michael Reagan/Contributing Writer The first Republican presidential primary debate is less than a month away and the GOP is hell-bent on making the same mistake it made in 2015. For its first primary debate back then Republicans had a herd of medium-caliber presidential wannabes that was so large the partyContinue Reading

Sad Situation It is a sad situation when a city violates Open Meeting Act……it is much worse when the city gets fined 50,000 dollars….do you think it is to much trouble to keep a certified agenda of meeting….also we have councilmen appointing themselves to boards…..I  personally think we need toContinue Reading

Carl Golden In the Democratic’s stepped up offensive against presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a faint whiff of panic is in the air, a stirring of concern that no good can come from one of the nation’s most storied political names lingering on the fringes of the party’s PresidentContinue Reading

Danny Tyree My family will soon take advantage of our state’s tax-free weekend for clothing and school supplies, but none of our hard-earned money will go for distressed clothing. Coincidentally, none of the money we spend at the food court will purchase pre-chewed burritos. Call us rebels. Silly me, IContinue Reading

Dick Polman A trio of Trump lawyers have destroyed their reputations and careers While pondering the pathetic fates of three Trump legal eagles — Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Lin Wood — I’m reminded of a line from an old Jackson Browne song: “The strangled cries of lawyers in love”Continue Reading