Potato and Bean Tostadas Who’s ready for some football? To plan a successful spread for game day, Tex-Mex food lends itself well to feeding a crowd, whether it is for homecoming celebrations, tailgating, or viewing parties. In keeping with the Tex-Mex theme, chili-cheese fries are the ultimate gameday food, so they come to mind for any seasonal get-together.

An unprecedented number of child care centers are expected to close across the state as pandemic relief funding ends, the Texas Standard reported. A survey conducted by the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children of about 1,600 child care programs indicated 44% were likely to close their doors without additional funding. Federal pandemic relief funds ended for most centers in June.

—Canadian Record publisher Laurie Brown to Judy Woodruff on “PBS NewsHour,” Aug. 2, 2023 If you live in a small town—as most of you do who are reading this—you’ve no doubt seen how swiftly hearsay can steal a march on truth.

The risk for wildfires across the state has risen along with the hot and dry conditions, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. “With the recent uptick in wildfire activity, Texas A&M Forest Service has mobilized additional personnel and equipment to assist with response,” said Wes Moorehead,TexasA&MForest Service fire chief.

Grassland Church of the Nazarene In Romans chapter 11, Paul is inspired by the Holy Spirit to use the olive tree as a symbol of those who follow the Lord with integrity! Before we go there, let’s go back. It was God’s intention from the very beginning for the Gospel of Jesus’ Salvation to be for the whole world, for all people, for everyone who will choose.

I have always been impressed by the appearance of a Texas Ranger. I mean the law officers with white hats, white shirts, and badges pinned on their pockets.

“Old vines”—marketing hype or a real and important thing? For the creators of the Old Vine Registry (OVR), are a real and important element of the wine world. Start with definition.

House Democrats’ tax plan would help renters Texas House Democrats unveiled a $20.9 billion plan for property tax relief that drops tax rates, increases the homestead exemption, gives annual rebates to renters, and includes pay raises for teachers, the Austin American- Statesman reported. The newest proposal comes as the Legislature continues wrangling over the issue in the second special session this year.

Dear Editor I am a lifetime resident of the great City of Post Texas. I am sure you remember that on Thursday, June 1st around 2 pm Post received a significant amount of rainfall in a short amount of time.

John Steinbeck, riffing from Shakespeare’s Richard III, wrote: “Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun…” With respect to both august authors, now is the “summer of our excruciation” when—at least in my Texas—triple-digit, record-high temperatures produced by the “glorious summer by this sun” heat dome are making William Carrier, the inventor of modern air conditioning, a saint to be venerated regardless of your religious inclinations. Does wine have a place in this? Of course it does.