To the Editor: Over 25 years ago, my family was living in Southwest Houston. My husband and I were agonizing over the best school for our only child.

To the Editor: G.K. Chesterton said “Nine times out of ten it is the coarse word that condemns an evil, and the refined word that excuses it.” Last Wednesday evening the LGISD School board demonstrated this truth in a masterclass of excusing evil.

Four Islamic schools have been admitted to the Texas voucher program after a federal judge ordered the state to invite the schools to apply, the Houston Chronicle reported. The judge also ordered the application deadline for families be extended to March 31, citing concerns that no Islamic schools had been approved for the program.

I recently met with a mentor of mine who is a Catholic priest and bishop in Kyrgyzstan, a country that borders China. There are only around 500 Christians in the whole country, and so Father Anthony and a handful of other priests and religious sisters are there to care for their souls and to help more people in Kyrgyzstan know Christ as Lord and Savior. The people in the country are predominantly Muslim, they speak Russian as well as their native Kyrgyz dialect, they have Asian physical features, and they dress like Americans. Think about that for a moment, it is an interesting melting pot. While Father Anthony was recently visiting a town in Kyrgyzstan and walking through the streets, he encountered a young Muslim boy who had just left the mosque. The boy looked at Father Anthony in his priestly collar and said, “You are a follower of the Christ.” That simple phrase pierced Father Anthony’s soul and magnified his confidence that, truly, He was a proud follower of the Christ.

The moment Francita Alavez heard the nightmarish news on the evening of March 26, 1836, she sprang into swift but secret action. The brave wife of a Mexican officer would not stand idly by while her countrymen killed the defenseless detainees at Goliad.

It’s interesting to think about solitude in the country. A walk in the morning when the cool air carries expectancy and birdsong.

To the Editor: For years, the talk around the courthouse square and the coffee shops in La Grange has been about the eventual “winding down” of the Fayette Power Project (FPP). But as 2026 rolls on, the smoke rising from the Sam K.

To the Editor: RE “Investing in Our School”, March 20 FCR”: like Mrs. Holly McBroom, I spoke at the LGISD Board of Trustees bond election meeting on Feb.

To the Editor: I’ve spent most of my life in schools—first as a student, then as a teacher, and now working behind the scenes. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this: school buildings tell stories.

March 19-23, 1976 La Grange’s favorite astronaut, WilliamA. (Bill)Anders, was appointed U.S.