To the Editor: The US Congress just finished their session and is taking off the month of August for an R&R to reconnect to their voters. At least that is what they are claiming.

To the Editor: Over several issues, this paper has published letters and featured articles regarding our county’s animal shelter, Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter (“The Shelter”) located in La Grange.

To the Editor: Hayden Betts, writing for the Texas Tribune on Aug. 3, 2025 reported, “After significant quorum breaks in 1979, 2003, and 2021, Texas House Democrats are once again employing this nuclear option, fleeing the state Sunday to block passage of a congressional redistricting map that would give Republicans five additional seats in the U.S.

My kindergarten teacher, Altha Keith, died last week. She was 93.

August 1-5, 1975 The La Grange Demons, who saved their best for the big one, won the 1975 National Baseball Championship of Texas by knocking off the Corpus Christi Taylor Bros. 6-2 in 10 innings in the state tournament finals at Fair Park in La Grange.

Family reunions are a mixed blessing. They connect us to our past, revealing who we are, where we came from, and maybe even what to expect in the future.

The number of people still missing in the July 4 Kerr County flood dropped to two after another body was recovered last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The two still missing are a child and an adult who were at Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counselors died.

Victorio was beaten in a Big Bend battle on Jul. 30, 1880, but the Chiricahua Apache still had plenty of fight left in him.

I love the taste of habanero peppers, but they are too dang hot for me, except in sparing amounts. This year I’m growing a pepper with a similar taste - I taste hints of tropical fruit.

To the Editor: Regarding the possibility of needing a new county jail, perhaps other less expensive solutions should be examined first. Last Friday’s article in the FCR left me with many questions.