The Texas Workforce Commission released June employment figures that showed Texas employers added nearly 56,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5%. “The Texas economy is booming,” Gov.

Sometimes a certain food will bring back a memory. Today that food was Ritz crackers. Whenever I eat Ritz crackers, (especially if I eat them without any toppings) I think of Bible school. That may seem like an odd combination, but …

To the Editor: This letter is not about all the street violence, murders and outright daylight theft taking place in American cities. The violence where innocent, beautiful little children, mostly those of color, are being shot and killed, some only three years old, or even babies.

To the Editor: I want to address the FC Democratic Party’s political ad which appeared in the July 23 edition of this paper. FCDP praised the Texas Democrat Legislators who fled the state, walking out on their responsibilities as elected officials and preventing the Texas House from passing any bills in the July special session.

To the Editor: To the Democratic Party of Fayette County – Saw your ad in the Record last week thanking Democrats for protecting our freedom to vote. I’m guessing you’re referring to the Democrats who ignored their duty to their constituents for a boondoggle to Washington, taking a charter jet, earning a pretty penny per diem, and then having the nerve to say they were “suffering” and “so brave.” Please.

Transitions. I’ve been thinking about them lately.

Andrew Jackson Hamilton returned to Texas on Jul. 21, 1865 to take the job no one else wanted – presidentially appointed provisional governor.

I’m spending some time this month visiting family out of state, the first time I’ve seen them since Thanksgiving, 2019. Grandchildren are involved.

Nearly 60 Texas House Democrats left the state last Monday for Washington, D.C. in an effort to stop passage of a Republican-led elections bill. This in effect blocks all legislation since the House doesn’t have a quorum present. As the Austin American Statesman and other media outlets reported, Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to arrest the absent lawmakers upon their return. While in Washington, the legislators have met with Vice President Kamala Harris and several Democratic senators to push passage of a federal elections bill that is currently stalemated.

Remember your first car? I do. Mine was a mid-1980s light blue Buick LeSabre, four-door, incredibly long.