I am especially susceptible to getting songs stuck in my head. If I hear my neighbor whistling as he takes out his trash, that little ditty will lodge itself in my brain for the rest of the day. If my daughter is listening to Taylor Swift (again) as she gets ready for school, the lyrics will pop-up unbidden - “I don’t know about you, I’m feeling 22.” Nearly every Sunday, I leave worship whistling one of the songs we sang together. Most days my spouse finds it endearing, other days he finds things to do outside lest the song sticks in his head, too.

Fayette County Fair memories are some of the earliest for many of us who were born and reared here in Central Texas, and fond ones they are, indeed. What an important celebration of community via carnival, agriculture, business, foods, flowers and plants, music and other entertainment, and maybe (for the adults) a beer or two. Every Labor Day weekend we younger kids all looked forward to early school release on Fridays so we could go enjoy the biggest event of our lives other than Christmas or our own birthday.

With a quorum-breaking number of House Democrats still out of state, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gaveled the first special session to an end Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called a second special session that has already convened.

T EXAS History On Aug. 23, 1892, a Gainesville newspaper confirmed the rumored death of a local politician turned train robber.

While reading Jeff Wick’s recent column “What I learned in Kindergarten” printed in the Record, I also had a flash back which I relived – tears and all. Do any of you know what ring worm is? Then you know how itchy and red and burning this is especially when a little six-year-old girl with long thick hair had ringworm on her head.

To the editor: My name is Brian de Leon. I went to the Schulenburg Rodeo and Festival this year with my friends and thoroughly enjoyed my experience.

To the Editor: Suddenly there seems to be an uproar over the possible redistricting in California. Texas Republicans including Governor Abbott have called it a political maneuver and accused Governor Newsom of a power grab.

To the Editor: I appreciate the support shown in Les Mallory’s and Tom Hill’s Letters to the Editor and would like to add one more/most important point to how people can help: get animals spayed and neutered. This, in my opinion, would be the biggest help of all.

To the Editor: I learned from the CBS nightly Austin news, “the Texas House Democrat Caucus had issued two demands as ‘conditions’ for their return.” Why should the political leaders or the citizens of Texas consider “demands” from elected legislators who abandoned the people they were elected to represent? These ‘wandering’ elected legislators were not interested in representing their constituents. They left the state so they could avoid voting on the issue of correcting fair citizen representation.

To the Editor: The Fayette County Republican Party would like to express its full support for the Fayette County Fair Board’s recent decision to not include political booths at this year’s county fair. For generations, the county fair has been a place where families, friends, and neighbors come together to enjoy the best of our community — from livestock shows and carnival rides to live music, great food, cold Pivo and time honered traditions.