Patagonia is a favorite destination for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts. Located in southern South America, the region is renowned for its jaw dropping landscapes, glaciers, lakes and rugged beauty. Patagonia is also known for something else: The largest concentration of pumas in the world. (photos by Robert Dodson)

Nanotechnology, once a seemingly impossible idea is now becoming the future of medicine and engineering, thanks to Dr. Richard Smalley, Texas chemist, Nobel Prize winner, and the father of nanotechnology.

Early voting begins October 19, 2026 and ends on October 30, 2026.

Not long ago, I acquired my great-grandfather’s 1947 M Farmall. It isn’t much to look at, but it tells quite a bit about what life was like in the 1950s and 1960s on the north end of the Blackland Prairies of Texas. The area was dotted with small farms that relied on equipment that, in its time, was the biggest and the best but, by today’s standards, would hardly pull the gravity wagon back to the barn.

The twentieth century in the United States was marked by incredible progress in science and one of those pioneers in scientific research and leadership was chemist Mary L. Good

Countless men and women have dedicated their lives to helping children. Most successful people in the world will point to those special influences from their childhoods for their inspiration. Texan Edna Gladney devoted her life to improving the lives of children, providing love and finding homes for children.

When a natural disaster sweeps across a community, the immediate focus is always on safety and survival. But once the sky clears, independent business owners often face a secondary, daunting crisis: simply keeping their doors open. For our local "mom-and-pop" shops, employees are like family. However, operating on thin margins means a single severe weather event can paralyze payroll and operations. The reality is sobering: 25% of small businesses never reopen after a major disaster.

In his new book, Fixing Immigration in America: A Common Sense Plan for Immigration Reform, immigration attorney Robert Coughlon, Jr. draws on more than 30 years of immigration law experience to propose a different approach: change the law to create an earned legal pathway for longtime residents while strengthening border security, reforming enforcement and immigration courts, and protecting the workforce essential to the nation’s economy.

Ashbel Smith graduated from Yale University at age 19. He came to Texas in 1836, and in 1837, Sam Houston named him the first surgeon general of the Texas Army.

Lloyd Bentsen was a gentle giant in Texas politics, a gentleman in a time in which politics was becoming increasingly bitter.

For folks saying, “If you don’t like it, don’t go to Commissioners Court,” that misses the point entirely.

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was the worst natural disaster in American History. The storm devastated the island, flooding it to a depth of nine feet. The entire city was wrecked, with more than 8,000 dead.