Opinion

Legislature reconvened R ecently, the Texas in Austin for the beginning of the third called Special Session. A few of the key issues that were successfully addressed during the second called Special Session included election integrity, property tax relief, bail reform, border security, pro-life protections, virtual learning, social media censorship, 13th check for retired teachers, social studies curriculum, family violence prevention and key budgetary updates.

I read something earlier this week. It said that if a mother’s tedious work goes unacknowledged then it is like we spend our lives doing what doesn’t matter.

From the City Manager • General fund and Utility budgets approved with the new tax rate. I would like to thank the Council and Staff for their countless hours of work in creating a balanced General Fund budget.

If you want to be technical, I’m a Bellville Brahma fan. Am I allowed to admit that in a Sealy newspaper? I’ll just go for broke here and admit that I am an Ohio State Buckeye fan too.

In previous columns I discussed the importance of considering and identifying our community’s placemaking priorities, developing a strategic plan and building short- and long-term work plans to achieve the identified goals.

In a two-sentence press release, the secretary of state’s office announced an audit of four Texas counties — Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Collin — for the 2020 election. The announcement came hours after former President Donald Trump called on Gov.

I grew up in the buckle of the Bible Belt. Although Norman, Oklahoma is home to a large state school (Boomer Sooner!), the area is steeped in religious tradition. As a child, I wasn’t allowed to cuss, curse, swear or otherwise utter profanity. For that reason, I collected bad words like baseball cards. I’d privately trade them with friends at recess but wouldn’t dare say them aloud in front of family or grownups.

Can we all have the courage to admit that being busy is not a badge of honor? Somehow, that myth has woven its way into the truths of parenting, and it is simply just not true. Yet for some reason, no one wants to admit that.

As we open another school year, I would like to thank the Sealy community for their support of all things Sealy ISD. We are blessed to have a community that cares deeply about the education of its students. I truly believe that great schools and great communities go hand in hand. You simply cannot have one without the other.

Restaurant menus have gone through a rapid evolution over the past few years. Gone are the doorstop-thick novels at places like The Cheesecake Factory; they’ve been replaced with QR codes so we can scroll through appetizers and entrees on our smartphones. Although many paper menus have been replaced with digital devices, ridiculous restaurant terms — or what is known as “restaurantese” — abides. It’s time to unpack some of these nonsensical terms.