By Van Yandell One of my running and bicycling friends and I used our shoes in stages. Stage one, while the soles were factory stable, was for running. Stage two was for bicycling or wearing in public. If we went to Walmart or Winn Dixie or the bike shop, we wore stage two shoes. Stage…

  September 22, 2026   WASHINGTON, DC — History and historical interpretation have frequently dominated the headlines over the past year, often in fraught contexts. At a moment when the meaning of history is being debated across the country, communities are responding with a simple but powerful message: We want more history.   This weekend,…

TYLER, Texas (September 23, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler undergraduate engineering  program has advanced in the top 100 nationwide rankings, according to recent U.S. News and  World Report rankings. UT Tyler engineering ranks 55th in the nation – the highest ranked Texas  public institution and second overall in the state – for…

Ask Rusty- Mom Worries Daughter Making Bad Social Security Decision by Russell Gloor AMAC Foundation Dear Rusty: My question is not for me, but for my daughter who 62 years is old. She does not want to take her Social Security now. Her husband was a doctor and passed away recently. She had been married…

Texas Crop and Weather Report – by Adam Russell Texas wine grape growers wrapped up an early, weather-battered 2026 harvest that Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts forecast to be an outstanding vintage. Widespread spring frost, heavy disease pressure and a long stretch of summer heat and drought made for another challenging season, but growers…

September 23, 2026 Español The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) launched a new webpage today that gives Texans insight into why home insurance companies decline, cancel, or don’t renew certain policies by ZIP code. “Texans deserve to know what’s happening in their insurance market and why. This new tool puts more information directly in consumers’…