Vote to protect our health Chip “obstructionist” Roy prides himself on being a fly in the ointment, but you’ve got to wonder what he’s done to help his constituents. I recently read that he has voted against eleven healthcare bills, all of which passed the Republican-led house, and some of which bec...

Chip Roy Is a Threat to IVF In vitro fertilization or IVF offers hope to countless couples struggling with infertility, and labeling embryos as “persons” could lead to severe restrictions on this essential medical option. I am deeply concerned about the growing push for fetal personhood laws, and sp...

Wildfire fear is not hysteria Earlier this year, the Smokehouse wildfire destroyed hundreds of farms and ranches and killed thousands of livestock in North Texas. Many farmers will never recover. Meanwhile, Texas A&M’s 2024 climate report says that “climate change is increasing the number of days su...

Gov. Greg Abbott is at it again with another anti-immigrant stunt. This time he is endangering the health and well-being of immigrants in need of acute medical care. On Aug. 8, Abbott issued an executive order in which he has directed Texas hospitals to begin collecting data on the cost of medical c...

Dear Editor, I was missing my grandmother-in-law the other day and her stories of her family's ranch and mohair production in the 1950s. Tough work, made tougher by our Texas weather. Now the challenges for our ranchers are increasing by the year, including wildfire, drought, and extreme heat. As al...

Dear Editor, Did you ever see a Lassie go this way and that way? Go this way and that? Did you ever see a NATION go this way and that? Our Nation has done just that many times and the present time is no different. But somehow we always seem to remain standing……….. standing for common decency among o...

Dear Editor, Capital Highlights by Gary Borders in the June 26th edition of News-Dispatch was most informative. I learned about State spending, how many Military Installations we have in Texas and how they boost our economy, and last but not least, our fragile power supply along with its coal plants...

Dear Editor: Generosity throughout Kyle contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected 10 million shoebox gifts in 2023. Combined with those collected from partnering...

Dear Editor: What can we predict if Trump wins again? More Nazi signs? Larger armies of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys? Once more taking the USA our of Climate Accord? No more support of NATO or Ukraine? More bowing to Putin and his regime. Perhaps letting China take Taiwan and the nearby islands, endi...

Dear Editor: "I'm Glad She Still Knows Her Place" These are the words my mama spoke to me after the lady had left. I asked mom what she meant. Mom replied, “She knew to come in the side door,  not the front door”. At this time we lived in a limestone home in South Austin overlooking the Capitol and ...