Opinion
Hurricane season is coming. Do you have flood insurance?
By Kent Sullivan Texas Insurance Commissioner A year after Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters covered an area the size…
Opinion
From the Publisher: The realities of economic development
By Bobby Tingle Approximately 200 business, civic and industrial leaders gathered Wednesday at the Orange County Convention…
Opinion
An open letter to Governor Abbott
To the Hon. Greg Abbott Governor of Texas: Your appointee for Education Commissioner, Mike Morath, has consistently failed…
Columnists
What does a website cost
This is the third installment in a three-part series on small business websites. The first installment talked about…
Opinion
New mothers should not have to handle it alone
Six Mother’s Days have passed since I’ve been with TexProtects, the Texas chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America.…
Columns
Story Over a Cup: Sit Bernards and Credit Cards
People I have met since starting this column seem to be incredulous when I write about my dogs.…
Opinion
My Five Cents School: Safety bill passed by Texas Senate
By Senator R. Nichols Students across the state are counting down the days until they are out of…
Opinion
From the publisher: Mining the I-10 corridor treasur
By Bobby Tingle Almost everyone you talk to about the I-10 corridor, from Simmons Drive to Highway…
Opinion
Make higher education affordable for students like me
By Ariel Tomlinson As a black woman who was raised in poverty, I understand what it means to…
Opinion
Talking about parenting: If you can’t say something nice…
I generally try to keep out of conversations on social media. I prefer to use it as a…