To the Editor: The Fayette County Community Theater needs a home, and if the old Prause’s Meat Market building on the La Grange square works for them, I think that’s not only great for them, but it’s wonderful for the entire county. Providing and supporting the arts in communities, and especially rural communities, benefits all in that community, and in our case, the entire county.

When I first came to Round Top the mayor was Don Nagel. The café was Birkelbach’s.

C APITAL Highlights Texas House members filed a bevy of education bills last week, including a proposed $8 billion investment in public education and a voucher bill that ties the amount of money spent for private schooling to the dollar amount provided to public schools. The Austin American-Statesman reported the bill, filed by Rep.

Last week, one of our middle school students shared a creative bit of wisdom with me. Honestly, they never cease to amaze me. They ask the questions of faith that others are too polite to ask, and they find the loopholes in discipleship that make following Jesus a bit more palatable. We were talking about Lent and the spiritual practices that ground and renew our faith - prayer and sacrificial giving, acts of service and fasting. Fasting is the intentional choice to ‘give something up’ so the void might be filled with devotion to God. With clarity and confidence, the student said, “I know what I’m giving up for Lent. Homework!” He made a compelling argument about all the free time he would have and how he would make sure to tell God thank you for that. No doubt, he missed (or manipulated) the point.

T EXAS History Twenty anxious defendants waited in a Dallas courtroom on Feb. 26, 1935 for a federal jury to come to a verdict in the “harboring” trial of Bonnie and Clyde’s closest kin and staunchest friends.

C The Carmine Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its annual Texas Mixer this Friday, Feb. 28 at Busted Oak Cellars beginning at 6:30 p.m.

M The Stray Gathering Cowboy Church is preparing for a special guest on March 30, Christine J. Scott.

To the Editor: Thank you for your article about the Round Top Court House. Reading the news other than from the Council meeting, it seems that not only the Commissioners Court accept the fact that the County owns the Court House in Round Top but also have no intention to vote on a possible transfer of the Deed.

To the Editor: In response to last week’s letter, “Do Some Research” discussing school choice, I did some research.As of the 2024– 2025 fiscal year, Texas allocates approximately $13,170 per K-12 student in average daily attendance (ADA) for public education, with 55% of the funding coming from local property taxes ( tea.texas.gov). Texas’s per-student spending remains below the national average.

To the Editor: Your mention of USAID’s fauxpaux with a plant chemical (in Andy Behlen’s column last week) was certainly worth mentioning. However, your faithful followers should also know about other USAID activities.