President has authority to fire Lisa Cook

Last Monday, President Donald Trump moved to fire Lisa Cook, a Bidennominated member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. He moved to fire Cook for “cause.”

Trump’s biggest immigration win yet

Solving America’s illegal immigration crisis didn’t require amnesty -- just better leadership.Last week, the Center for Immigration Studies released a study showing America’s foreign-born population dropped by 2.2 million from January to July.

Censure of district clerk at meeting was not appropriate

After reading the Aug. 15, 2025 Lampasas Dispatch Record article entitled, “Commissioners Court sets proposed tax rate,” I feel compelled to write this letter of support for District Clerk Edith Harrison.Our family has known Edith Harrison for over 30 years and has always found her to be a person...

The Cracker Barrel backpedal

The Cracker Barrel chain of restaurants has backed off the disastrous plan it had to revamp the classic logo, which had featured an elderly white man in overalls (“Old Timer” or “Uncle Herschel”) leaning on a barrel.

News proves the Left was wrong on Trump

There are only a few professions where you can be consistently wrong and hold onto your job. Apparently, being a Democrat is one of them. It’s less evident when a Democrat is in the White House, because the media will lie and engage in deflective handwaving to cover up for them on a daily basis.

District Court judge seems to be passing off some of her duties

As a citizen of Lampasas County, I was very disappointed to find out that the judge who we elected to represent our 27th District (Debbie Garrett) is not covering all of her duties as indicated in her contract.

The art of the deal, Russia-Ukraine style

Two months after the breathtaking Operation Midnight Hammer strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and the ceasefire with Israel that soon followed, President Donald Trump once again upended conventional foreign policy wisdom.After years of escalatory rhetoric, moral posturing and seemingly...

How the Left feeds hunger in Gaza

If Western leftists cared less about starving children in Gaza, there would be fewer starving children in Gaza.Food shortages have been a major concern in the Gaza Strip.

Code enforcement a misplaced priority for police department

On July 17, 2025 I called the Lampasas Police Department to speak with the code enforcement officer. At that time I wanted to know when a police officer pulls someone over for a traffic violation, are officers allowed to open the driver’s side door?

Do Democrats hear themselves?

Vice President JD Vance’s handling of the press is masterful, and some of his interactions with them have taken on iconic status. For example, in January, Vance was being interviewed by Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.”