T EXAS History After almost a century of standing watch on the border, Fort Clark was deactivated on Feb. 9, 1946 and turned into, of all things, a dude ranch.

To the Editor: If you have a MAGA sticker on your vehicle and you have a “thin blue line” flag sticker, you’ve got a problem. Your President eliminated the legal consequences of 1,600 people who rioted on Jan.

To the Editor: Most Americans do not want the President of their country to fail. I think most Democrats, Republicans, Independents, even folks who don’t vote care about the state of their country.

To the Editor: This letter is addressed to the writers of “Rewriting Jan. 6” and “Reclaim Our Birthright.” “Rewriting Jan.

To the Editor: As outlined in their Project 2025 agenda, Trump is sacrificing every one of us to the billionaires who brought him to power: asserting powers he does not have to seize the money ‘we the people’ generate to run our government, putting people’s lives on the line, and throwing our country into chaos. With the stroke of a pen, Trump and these billionaires are robbing cancer patients of medication, families of food, and Americans of paychecks for serving our communities.

To the Editor: The day after Trump’s inauguration the CBS evening news broadcast focused on the ‘dangers’ of the Jan. 6 pardons Trump issued without a word about Biden’s preemptive pardons hours before the inauguration ceremony.

To the Editor: I enjoyed the FCR articles on La Grange branding and while I don’t think any rebranding is needed because if you’re not getting the appeal of La Grange, then you’re just not trying. Even so I have a few more tongue-in-cheek offerings.

Have you ever prayed? Whether you’re a person of faith or not, you’ve probably had a conversation with God at some point. Maybe you were asking for something out of desperation, or it could be that prayer is a part of your daily routine. No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, it’s likely you’ve experienced the disappointment of unanswered prayers. A lost pregnancy, a failed marriage, a child who went down the wrong path, or a loved one you prayed would be healed and they weren’t. I’ve been there too.

“It was early September, still hot in Central Texas, with humid nights and yet without hope of thunderstorms that could break the heat and drought. Cecelie smoothed Emil’s hair one final time and then called to Ben Bauer, her favorite brother and their main gin hand, to nail the coffin shut, for Cecilie had cried the last tears over her beloved husband (and first cousin!), Emil. The funeral would be tomorrow morning, and she would sit with his already-odorous corpse one final night.”

C APITAL Highlights Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next biennium, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The voucher program, also referred to as school choice, would provide public money for private schooling, a key priority for Gov.