Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is battling back against seven top aides who accuse him of bribery and abuse of office. The aides delivered the accusations in a letter to the agency’s human resources director.

I will open with two statements of fact. 1) I’m a huge sports fan. 2) Substitute teachers often deserve ‘combat’ pay. Follow along while I attempt to pull these two thoughts together inside one column.

As it seems the hurricane season just will not end, I was asked a question by James, who recalls having ‘Blue Northers’ in his childhood. He says he has not seen them since and hopes his grandchildren can witness this phenomenon.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Sept. 27 through Oct.

Hog Report Hogs are back in the area again and are tearing up fields. Area residents have once again begun trapping and hunting hogs more aggressively to keep them in check.

I’ve come to believe humor may be the best way to dismantle an overgrown ego. What bully do you know or have encountered who can stand to be mocked, laughed at or discounted by the jab of a joke? Most people who have a habit of pushing people around and belittling them are ill-equipped to handle the same techniques when the direction is reversed.

Gus Mancuso watched the seventh game of the World Series from the St. Louis dugout on Oct.

Much has been written about political polarization in the U.S. and how a heated political climate has drawn a line in the sand between voters.

Vistra, an energy powerhouse based in Irving, announced plans to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. A key part of that plan is a capital investment of $1.15 billion by 2022 on solar and storage projects in California and Texas.

Early voting in Fayette County will begin Tuesday, Oct. 13 and continue through Oct. 30. All early voting will be in the county courthouse at the Fayette County Elections Office 151 N Washington, Room 108 La Grange.