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The FBI unwittingly

The FBI unwittingly

The FBI unwittingly investigates itself

EDITOR’S NOTE: Laura Hollis is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano. In April, the FBI began an investigation to determine who was using illegal software to spy from within the United States on persons in Mexico.
Schumer lets federal pension money go to China

Schumer lets federal pension money go to China

Schumer lets federal pension money go to China

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines sat before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence last March and calmly explained why Communist China is no friend of the United States.
Thoughts on a milestone birthday

Thoughts on a milestone birthday

Thoughts on a milestone birthday

On Aug. 2, 2023, I turned 75 years old. Some thoughts on this milestone: First, I feel no different -- emotionally or physically -- than I did 50 years ago. I was lecturing, traveling and writing then, and I’m lecturing, traveling and writing today.
Biden confuses debt and the deficit as well as Alabama and Auburn

Biden confuses debt and the deficit as well as Alabama and Auburn

Biden confuses debt and the deficit as well as Alabama and Auburn

Ask anyone who follows college football to name the man who has coached Alabama for the past 16 years, and they will surely give you a correct answer. His name is Nick Saban. But that might not be the answer you would get if you asked President Joe Biden.
Has liberty died

Has liberty died

Has liberty died in our hearts?

Late last week, a judge on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court revealed that he had had enough of the FBI and Congress trashing the Constitution.
Although the city of Lampasas returned to Stage 3 conservation measures after the emergency water situation was resolved, the city of Kempner and KWSC customers remain under Stage 4 restrictions. Significant rainfall is needed to refill area lakes and reservoirs to relieve drought conditions. joycesarah mccabe | dispa tch record

Although the city of Lampasas returned to Stage 3 conservation measures after the emergency water situation was resolved, the city of Kempner and KWSC customers remain under Stage 4 restrictions. Significant rainfall is needed to refill area lakes and reservoirs to relieve drought conditions. joycesarah mccabe | dispa tch record

The heat is on; the drought is here; it’s time to pray

Kudos to all who played a part in repair of the Kempner Water Supply Corp. transmission line that carries water to the residents of Lampasas. The work was completed well ahead of the anticipated repair window, and service seems to have been restored quickly to those who were without water.
America, stand up!

America, stand up!

America, stand up!

Inever thought I would see the day that the United States of America would be so weak, so willfully blind to falsehood and so cowed by ignorance. And yet that is where we are. The consequences of our poor decisions as a people are everywhere. The “Sexual Revolution” was supposed to liberate women.

How property tax relief took shape in 2023

When property owners received their 2023 proposed appraisal valuation notices in May, most Lampasas County owners took no action. However, many property owners were shocked by what their appraisal notices proposed, some seeing appraised values increased by more than 900%.