Gov. Greg Abbott says he got everything he pushed for during the Legislature’s 89th session, which ended on June 2.

I think tomato season is almost over for the summer. Tomatoes tend to stop producing when daytime temperatures stay in the high 80s and 90s and nighttime temperatures remain above about 75 degrees.

It started out as just a simple task—buy a used scooter to ride around town. Save on gas, enjoy the breeze and bugs and debris in my face, and have fun.

We are hearing stories about locals that have been affected by Medicare Scams. The first week of June is Medicare Fraud Prevention Week.

To the Editor: Recently I read an opinion which shows that 1,422 crimes were committed by native-born citizens compared to 782 crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. While one might say that you are more likely to be the victim of a crime from native-born citizens, one might say the undocumented immigrants only commit about one-half the crimes.

As previously reported in The Fayette County Record, Jackie Wotipka, a resident of Fayette County, was convicted and sentenced to five life sentences for sex crimes with a minor. It’s a bad day for all of us in Fayette County.

My reactions to some recent letters to the editor ... To Terry Hynous: Let’s start with the fact that illegal aliens have already committed a crime against Americans by being in this country illegally.

“Legality is not synonymous with compatibility.” (The Federalist, 6/02/2025). “For decades, (the U.S. immigration system) has admitted individuals not on the basis of shared values or cultural compatibility, but on box-checking (‘prioritizing paperwork over principles’).” Two examples of this ‘dangerous immigration system’ are Mohamed Sabry Soliman (who over staid his visa and burned several peaceful protestors in Colorado) and Kilmar Abrego Garcia (who was deported and has been mistakenly returned to U.S. for trial). Both individuals demonstrate “not all cultures are equal, and not all people are compatible.”

To the Editor: The authors of two opinion articles in last week’s FCR should listen to what they are saying. They are saying that the horrific murders committed by illegal immigrants are regrettable, but we should welcome millions of illegal immigrants (without knowing who they are) because the migrants are better than we are.

Austin’s city council honored Fayette County’s top lawman when the mayor signed a proclamation designating Sunday, June 22, as Sheriff Jim Flournoy Day in the Capitol City. The manifesto noted that during his 30 years as a sheriff, Flournoy had earned the respect, admiration and love of the people he served through his diligence to duty, his concern for the people he was sworn to protect and his personal integrity. Touching on the incident with a member of the Houston news media that resulted in litigation in his press statement, Mayor Jeff Friedman encouraged Austin residents to attend a barbecue in La Grange on Sunday, June 22, to raise funds to help pay legal expenses resulting from the incident.