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Voters Back Property Tax Amendments

Texas voters overwhelmingly approved two proposed amendments on Saturday that will provide property tax relief to homeowners. According to the Austin American-Statesman, nearly 85% of voters supported Proposition 2, which raises the homestead exemption from $25,000 to $40,000 starting this year.

REMEMBER WHEN?

May 9, 1972 La Grange received 4.15 inches of rainfall – the most for a 24-hour period since October 1970 – between 3 a.m. and high noon on Sunday.

That Little Voice

I’ve said often there should be a law that forbids folks like me to ever possess a computer. I can’t decide if I’m just techie stupid, too lazy to learn, or want to keep computer specialists in business with my ignorance.

Real Cowboy Wrote Bestsellers

By May 5, 1927, two weeks after Riata and Spurs hit bookstores, the last book by the first real cowboy author had sold thousands of copies with readers clamoring for more. The son of an Italian father and an Irish mother, Charles Angelo Siringo came into the world in the Gulf Coast county of Matagorda in 1855.

Time to Pick Dewberries

Dewberries are popping up everywhere. That means purple teeth and stained clothes around my place.

Texas Challenged by Nursing, Trucker Shortage

Texas has the fourth-lowest nurse-to-population ratio in the country, with only 9.25 nurses per 1,000 residents, according to a recent report by the comptroller’s office. The state’s aging population, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, has put increased pressure on all categories of nursing.

Be Fair

If I learned anything from teaching first graders, it is to pay attention to your mistakes, learn from them, and make changes. As you read this, I encourage you to do just that, listen, learn, and make changes.

Tunnel Vision in Recent Letter

To The Editor: Relating to John Mikus’ recent letter: It wasn’t Putin’s Soviet Union that collapsed but rather Gorbachev’s in 1991, with yet another failed socialist/ communist regime. Succeeded by Yeltsin and then Putin rose to power in their 2000 election.

Praise for Letter

To The Editor: Thank you to Mrs. Tietjen for her well-written letter to you.