by David Abdel Texas faced an unprecedented challenge this week. The snowstorm that bore down on our beloved state left many without heat, power and w...

Capital Highlights by Gary Borders Warmer temperatures over the weekend and continuing this week melted most of the snow from the state’s roadways and...

by Clint Younts Last week, as I was breaking thick ice in the cows’ water trough, standing in 7 inches of snow, I began to wonder if all the talk abou...

On Feb. 16, 1817, a Boston teenager with a hand-cranked press produced the first printed words in Texas history – the long-winded manifesto of a doome...

The Kyle File by David Abdel Everyone’s favorite “love it or hate it” holiday is coming up: Valentine’s Day. It got me thinking about the nature of re...

Andrew Jackson Donelson Andrew Jackson Donelson crossed Feb. 5 off his 1846 calendar and made a mental note that his historic work in the Lone Star Re...

I’m guessing most of y’all are rather bored sitting around waiting for your turn to get vaccinated. This virus has kept some of us holed up like a gro...

Joe Biden is now the President of the United States. He aims to unite the country. That is a tall order, under the best of circumstances. Fortunately,...

A trivial incident on-board a Central Texas passenger train on Jan. 20, 1894 set in motion a series of violent events that led to a three-week manhunt...

by David Abdel Several decades ago, Austin was faced with a conundrum. The growth was becoming exponential and its infrastructure, as well as its long...