Governor Greg Abbott set as Small Business Summit keynote speaker

Governor Greg Abbott announced that he will keynote the next 2024 Governor’s Small Business Summit to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and the notable contributions Hispanic Texans have made to the state of Texas and the nation on Thursday, September 19 in El Paso.

...Strawberry Cheesecake...

Click. The lights went out. Clunk, rattle, creak, bang. The old oak door shut. The chatter faded. Car doors slammed. Gravel crunched beneath the weight of moving tyres.Maurice sat bolt upright. He was alone at last. He cautiously crept out from his hidey-hole, sniffing the air for clues.

...Was it an Angel?...

That unforgettable night, four noses pressed against the car windows, so our eyes could better spot a tree … hoping for a miracle.

...The Widow Guardian...

The room was dark but his nose and ears were keen as the widow stirred in her bed. Fingers of light pried aside the curtains and crept across the floor toward his mat. There was nothing else in the room except for one small clay lamp, a limp bag, and a gnarly cane leaning in the corner.

...Fruitless Harvest...

“Maria! Wake up! It’s wheat harvest time. The Master says the fields are ripe.” Little Timmy was bouncing up and down, half on the floor, and half on his sister’s bed.“Wa… wait… Really? Wheat! I be right there.” Maria yawned, shook the sleep out of her eyes, and hurriedly crawled out of bed.

TFB members discuss 2025 policy

Foreign ownership of land, solar facility tax subsidies and the current agricultural economy were among the topics discussed at Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) policy development meetings across the state this fall.

Texas pecan production continues challenging cycle

Season-to-season factors continue to keep Texas pecan production from reaching previous yield benchmarks, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.Monte Nesbitt, Ph.D.