Hello Sports Fans. Friends, Romans, Football Fans, lend me your beers . . . cause we’re celebrating another week of red-hot, inyour- face, Texas-hold-ons, kick-tail pigskin prognosticatin’!
Three area teams – Chilton, Milano, and Thorndale – all competed in crosscountry meets around central Texas this past week. Thorndale’s varsity girls came in eighth out of 16 schools at the Salado Tenroc HS XC Invitational 2025, last Thursday at Tenroc Ranch in Salado. Raven Sandoval finished in the top 15 at 15th place with a time of 12:32.99, while teammate Skielee Bear made it in the top 20 at No. 19, with a time of 12:37.75, to lead the varsity girls team. Jamie Llanas (33rd - 18:12.23), and Jose Macias (42nd 18:47.32) both finished in the top 50 of the 1A-4A Boys Varsity 5k Run.
If you wonder how open government laws affect you, think about these basics: The local taxes we pay. The roads we drive on. Even, sometimes, matters of life and death.
The second special session has come to a close, and what a ride it was. Remember the Democrats’ big quorum break? They walked out thinking they could shut down the people’s business and stall conservative priorities. In the end, their little stunt was all for nothing.
LA PORTE, Texas — The Sons of the Republic of Texas (SRT) will host the annual Texian Navy Day observance at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the San Jacinto Monument’s Jesse James Theatre, 1 Monument Circle, La Porte.