To the editor: Everyday we hear about the fears associated with the election of an individual, which if elected, could end democracy. The greatest fear towards the end of democracy is in the voters who chose not to vote for the very best candidates.

To the editor: In response to the letter “SBOE Cuts Public School Funding.” Let’s start with the title. Talk about grossly misleading.

Becky Snyder spoke to the LGISD school board at Monday night’s meeting about what she believes lead up to the situation that school districts are having to deal with in relation to library books. Here is her message: I’m sure by now, you might not look forward to the first part of these meetings. You have important things to take care of, yet the focus of every meeting is library books. I am grateful that you continue to work for the students, staff, and citizens in La Grange ISD. It is a tough job that has been made tougher by elected officials from other places. For a few months, I have been pondering how we got here; not just La Grange ISD but also other school districts across the state. Here are my thoughts cut to under five minutes. After the murder of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, many in power were looking for a way to push back. At about that same time, Representative Matt Krause of the Fort Worth area decided to challenge Ken Paxton in the 2022 primary.

A common complaint in areas where I have lived is that too many people are sucking water out of the ground, causing the water table to sink. Outside of Houston where I was raised, the water level was fairly shallow. Yet in the drought of the 1950s, people complained that their water wells were going dry because of too many people pumping water. The City of Houston was indeed subsiding and still is.

C APITAL Highlights Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there is a 54% chance a hurricane will strike the Texas coast, and a 25% chance it will be major.

Spring is here and some pesky bugs have made an appearance in my garden. They’re not a problem yet but I’m starting to see their effects.

T EXAS History Learning his commanderin- chief had decided to stand and fight, an insubordinate captain rejoined the Texas Army on Apr. 17, 1836 in time for the Battle of San Jacinto.

For the first time in the city’s 100-year-plus incorporated history, La Grange voters elected a councilwoman, Mrs. Henry C. Paine. They also chose a new councilman, Ivan V. Fajkus. A total of 359 votes were cast in the city election. In the school district election, Joe G. Bargas carried eight of the nine boxes, while his challenger, Mrs. John Edward Morgan Jr., received the most votes in Plum, where she lived. Elmo Minzenmeyer won reelection and Dr. John E. Hofmann was elected to fill a vacant seat on the school board. All three Schulenburg incumbents, Charles A. Eilers, Dr. August J. Watzlavick and Elmo Meyer, won reelection.

Oh, to be 8-years-old today and understand the instructions issued by the United States Postal Service via the Internet. I know if I had grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews or even nearby neighbors who were in the age range of 6 to 10 years, I would not be so bumfuzzled,.

To the editor: The recent push by some parents or politicians across our country to remove (essentially ban) books from school library shelves has been defended by those who are doing so for of the following reasons: • a fear that children will be exposed to different family or faith ideologies • a self-appointed morality and a vocal distrust in the expertise of library science educators to determine what children should or should not be reading • a genuine concern that what may currently be found in their school library or on order for their school library is not age appropriate for its placement. I can’t defend the first reason, as we live in a world, a country, a state, a county and city of multiple ethnic backgrounds, various family dynamics, and different religions (or non-religions).