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What if you wanted to quit smoking after all these years, and now it was as easy as logging into the DPS website and putting a “Voluntary No Sale” on your driver’s license, and now nobody will sell you cigarettes or tobacco.
OPINION When it comes to educating kids, Americans are just so confused. They don’t really…
He is clearly not the natural politician that other Texas GOP leaders like Greg Abbott are.
Greg Abbott, Charles Perry, and Drew Darby all appear able to speak extemporaneously about their policies and positions.
Even with a teleprompter, Paxton’s jokes are lame and the crowds laughter is forced and angry. His policies are mostly vague sounding tax breaks, which I’m sure won’t be used to disguise more tax relief for the richest in this country.
How come U.S. Rep. August Pfluger never condemned the $77 million welfare fraud in Mississippi back in 2022, starring an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback, among others?
I have to say, I’m pretty impressed by August Pfluger. If he didn’t have to spend so much time being Donald Trump’s best friend in Congress, he might be an outstanding and effective congressman for Texas’ 11th District. Which, as always, remains underpaid and underloved.
Jon Mark Hogg discusses Iran, data centers, and public approval in this opinion piece: “Every major elected leader in Texas was for data centers, until all of a sudden they weren’t. That only happened because of the people applying pressure.”
Observer columnist Chrysanthemum Crenshaw Cohen writes: “Most of the “good news” isn’t purely good – it’s the reversal of something bad.”
“Back in May of 2022 our own Sen. Charles Perry joked that an adequate immigration policy for our district might be to ‘shoot, shovel, and shut up.'”
“If the legislature does kill the ROW Fee, as I expect, maybe the city should take a lesson from the State of Texas and just make all of our streets toll roads.”
A brief history of Labor Day in Texas and the United States.
Dudra Butler gives her two cents on recalls in this piece: “Theres no question that the recall efforts are based on one issue: data centers. But, when I look at Harry Thomas’ career – over 10 years on council – I have a hard time thinking that it’s okay to try and get rid of him over one issue.”
Reasonable prices south of the U.S. border have been a welcome refuge for generations of Texans…
The phrase “Not In My Back Yard” or NIMBY has become common in these discussions. But poverty does not recognize property lines. Homelessness does not stop at the edge of a neighborhood, and human need does not disappear because we choose not to look at it.
Editor Jon Mark Hogg gives his two cents on recent proceedings…
EDITORIAL At this year’s West Texas Legislative Summit, there’s plenty to be optimistic about when…
“When it comes to covering news, there are a few cardinal sins that you need to avoid, or so I’ve been told.”
Running as an independent, Mike Collier only has 30 days to gather 81,030 signatures needed to get on the ballot, thanks to Texas law.
Donald Trump wants to build himself a triumphal arch right in front of Arlington National Cemetery.
Advertised on the top of the page as a “Nationwide Opinions Survey,” it became clear this survey was very Texas specific and related to an extremely hot topic: data centers.
Survey respondents cited the homeless situation as a primary reason they tend to avoid the river parks areas.
“To the President, everything is personal, even when it is not. This isn’t the first time a Pope has condemned a war in modern times. The Holy See condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas War, the Iraq War, and the Vietnam War…”
OPINION: “There are also legitimate concerns about the process through which data centers are located and constructed, what resources they will use, and whether tax dollars should be used to support their development.
But the simple fact is, they are necessary.”
Contrary to what is said daily through less-than-factual news networks, it has always been illegal for non-citizens to vote in U.S. elections.
Guest Columnist Richard Summers discusses his proposal for a new type of zoning governance…
The time is now. Let’s build hope together.
TRUTHE: “This is the same politico that once suggested California wildfires were caused by a Rothschild-controlled satellite, who called for the execution of Democratic politicians…emerged as a born-again truth teller…”
TRUTHE: “While hundreds of children sleep under fluorescent lights in South Texas, we are told that missiles falling over Iran represent moral clarity.
Guest Column by Richard Summers
Last week, when The Concho Observer came to a crossroads, I asked our founder, Mr. Hogg, if there was any way I might be able to keep it going…
TRUTHE: “While hundreds of children sleep under fluorescent lights in South Texas, we are told that missiles falling over Iran represent moral clarity.