Texas History Minute: Henderson led push for Texas to join the Union
James Pinckney Henderson may not have been one of the most famous of early Texas figures, but his actions were perhaps some of the most important.
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Texas Rural Reporter: The death of bipartisanship in Texas
Don’t get it wrong, I am a Republican and have been an active member of my party since I was first able to vote. Some may try to call me a RINO — whatever that is supposed to mean — but I will put my Republican credentials up against anyone, and my record will speak for itself.
Ken Ansell: A church isn't a team without a playbook
I had coffee with another pastor not too long ago and I have other friends in the ministry and the stories they tell are crazy. It’s like, do we all have the same playbook (the Bible). Do we all know what Christianity is about?
Luke Clayton: It's finally hunting season again
The rains that fell across much of Texas last week were right on cue. It always seems to rain just before the opener of dove season.
Ken Ansell: A church is more than just a building
One of the first songs concerning God many of us learned was, Jesus Loves Me. After that we probably learned to interlock our fingers and make a steeple with our index fingers, doors with our thumbs and then repeat, “Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the doors and see all the people.” No doubt it was well meaning people that taught us these things but it set us up for failure.
Letter to the Editor: Senate Bill 1 was about love, not politics
It was heartbreaking to see Representative Brian Harrison’s “no” vote on Senate Bill 1. Families stood right in front of him, carrying a grief no parent should ever have to carry.
Luke Clayton: Need a new hunting blind? Consider the bed of your truck!
Chances are very good that if you hunt deer, turkey or wild hogs in Texas you have at least one corn feeder on the property you hunt. You also have some sort of stand or blind that you hunt from.
Texas History Minute: Roddenberry created 'Star Trek' franchise
Texas has been home to many imaginative scientists, artists, and writers. Because of their dreams and determination, they changed how people saw the world.
Waxahachie's Bessie Coleman made flight history
Bessie Coleman had said as a child that she wanted to make something of herself.
Ken Ansell: Our busyness shouldn't overshadow God's business
People live such fragmented lives.