Do you remember the excitement of waiting to open presents on Christmas morning? I do. Growing up we would go to a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, come home and have a snack. I always wanted to open a present that night - but my parents never let me open a present early. I had to wait . . .

C APITAL Highlights The state’s construction industry is voicing concern that President-elect Trump’s vow to deport millions of undocumented immigrants would cause major labor shortfalls, according to the Texas Standard. “It would devastate our industry, we wouldn’t finish our highways, we wouldn’t finish our schools,” said Stan Marek, CEO of Marek, a Houston-based commercial and residential construction giant.

T EXAS History “Big Bad John,” a talking ballad written and recited by a tall drink of water from the Texas Panhandle, stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 40 for the week of Dec.

To the Editor: An Open Letter to GOP Senators and House Members: Before Trump executes his “On Day One” promise on the subject, bear in mind the following and publicly state for your constituents your answers to the following questions vital to the future of America: 1. How is law enforcement and the U.S.

To the Editor: After reading the Nov. 15 letter “unanswered questions” with all its incorrect statements and accusations about President elect Donald Trump, one can feel only sadness and sympathy for those who are so misinformed, so mislead as to believe any of it.

To the editor: Spare me the calls for unity. Since Donald Trump entered presidential politics, Democrats have been insulted, called child molesters, accused of running child-trafficking operations, accused of killing babies in their cribs, called stupid and “low-IQ,” accused of being traitors to the country, told that they are the “enemy from within,” and a host of other lies.

To the editor: Bring back black and white television and movies. Albin Rooker Fayetteville .

To the editor: Wouldn’t it be extremely nice if the editor limited “letters to the editor” to about 100 words or less? N Mercer Round Top .

To the Editor: Democrats are shocked that Republicans could win control of the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, Supreme Court, with Donald Trump at the top of the ticket. They spent four years impeaching, indicting, prosecuting, maligning and demonizing a man who refused to give up, and who ultimately staged the greatest comeback in the history of American politics.

To the Editor: It is just truly amazing that after over three weeks the number of articles written about how the election went. At this point it is obvious that one candidate won and the other lost.