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Notwithstanding that some 1,000 quilters were in town on Independence Day, downtown was eerily quiet. The quilters were mostly ensconced in

In recent years, what has been regarded as an uneventful election cycle in Texas is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated midterm elections in the state since

The recent end of the 87 Texas Legislature brought forward the passage of Senate Bill 165, or SB 165, pertaining to student q-drops. SB 165 allows for q-drops occurring during the pandemic to not count toward the limited amount of q-drops at a university. “An institution of higher education may not count toward the number of courses permitted to be dropped under Subsection (c) or a policy adopted under Subsection (d) a course dropped by a student during the 2020 spring semester or summer t...

Less than a month after Brazos County mourned victims of gun violence due to a recent mass shooting, both chambers of the Texas Legislature have preliminarily passed a bill that would allow permitless carry of handguns in Texas. The idea of “constitutional carry” struggled for years to be taken up by the Texas Legislature, yet recent passage in the House prompted Republican leadership to push for open support of the bill. Within the past few weeks, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick created a new S...

With the start of the 87th Texas Legislative Session on Jan. 12, the COVID-19 pandemic has played a large role in the session’s outlook.