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                Princeton City Manager Derek Borg could be excused if he cannot quite get rid of the smile that creases his face.After all, he is overseeing a fundamental change in the way City Hall operates, starting with the venue where the wheels of local government will keep turning.
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                My wife and I live one block from an elementary school in Princeton and each day when we take our stroll through the 'hood, we see evidence of great…
 
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                        OK. I still oppose the legislation that will become law effective Sept. 1.However, I am going to enter a new phase of opposition. I want to give…
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                        Under most circumstances, I am not usually prone to hold up singular weather events as evidence of climate change.I know the difference between weather…
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                        “We have a deal.”So said President Biden as he announced a bipartisan agreement to overhaul the nation’s infrastructure.Now … is this the perfect deal?…
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                        It didn’t take Bryan Slaton long to make a name for himself in the Texas Legislature.I don’t know the young man well, but I am going to presume that the…
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                        Gov. Greg Abbott is playing hardball, all right.Except that he has aimed his “high hard fastball” at hundreds of legislative staffers who do not deserve…
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                        You can count me as one Texan who is glad that the Legislature fell short in a plan to put a measure on the ballot that would determine whether we should…
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                        It’s not every day that Northeast Texas gets a new lake, providing potable water and assorted recreational opportunities to thousands of residents and…
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                        This question deserves to be asked: Is Louie Gohmert really as stupid as he sounds?The Republican congressman from Tyler actually wondered aloud during a…
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                        Texas needs an attorney general who:Isn't under indictment and is awaiting trial in state court for securities fraud.Isn't being investigated by the FBI…
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                        A critic of my personal blog – High Plains Blogger -- wants to know how Texas’s efforts to restrict voting is an “assault on democracy,” as President…