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Gov. Greg Abbott late last week warned lawmakers to be prepared for several special sessions to pass a tax reform bill that he will accept, as well as a school voucher plan that failed to pass during the regular session.
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For over a year now, I have consistently seen a young lady, who appeared to be a mom with a young daughter walking to her job. I admired her and was inquisitive to see what her story was. I loved how she was always dressed so nicely in her uniform and how the daughter looked so cute carrying her backpack as they held hands. My teacher heart strings were definitely pulled as I knew in that backpack was work for her to do while her mom was busy making a living for them.
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The Texas House voted overwhelmingly to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton Saturday, only the third time in the state’s history that has occurred. The Austin American- Statesman and numerous news outlets reported the chamber voted 121-23 to remove Paxton, 60, from office while he awaits a trial in the Senate during a special session yet to be called.
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The Camp Family Cemetery located just about a mile east of Navasota off Highway 90 is in itself a history book with the grave markers its pages. Other than the Camp family, there is another historical grave that is not a part of the unique Grecian Mausoleum that Malcolm Ira Camp built onsite for his immediate family over 10 decades ago. That is the grave of Miriam Best Forrest Luxton located within a corner of the Camp Cemetery fenced area. It bears the Hannibal Boone United Daughters of the Confederacy historical #523 marker that was erected and dedicated in 1924.
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This week I’ve watched a number of programs about AI, aka artificial intelligence. From what I hear, it’s another pig in a poke being embraced by techie elites who either don’t realize the potential ethical problems associated with AI or they have no ethics, ergo, what ethical problems? But then again, Covid did a really good job of planting the seed that it’s OK for someone else or some ‘thing’ to do our thinking for us.
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Friends, this is one of my favorite stories, so buckle up – it might get bumpy. But first, some background – my friend Robert and I had been part of the Junior R.O.T.C. program at our high school in North Louisiana. This would have been about 1984 or so and we had already been on many crazy adventures; this is just one of them.
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I’ve been brainstorming for a while now about who my first interview should be. I really didn’t have a certain person in mind and have just been keeping my eyes and ears open to see who may pop up. At the Citizens University I met a nice man named Ernie McCraw. My husband David and I had a conversation with him after one of our classes a few weeks ago and I knew then he was the one! I absolutely love his energy. He has a great smile, is very kind and soft spoken, and loves his wife and children. When he speaks of them you can actually feel the pride.
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With Mother’s Day approaching, I decided it’s time to break my vow of silence regarding the phenomena known as Mothers Revenge. No, it’s not a late 60s rock band or a right wing/left wing female social movement but it IS real. I personally know mothers who’ve indulged in Mothers Revenge, even reveled in it, and trust me, it won’t end with my generation. Looking at our progeny’s progeny, I see a whole new crop of mothers queuing up after I’m long gone.
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