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2023: TASSEL READY

Some college students have difficulty with mathematics not because they are unable to learn but because they don’t believe in their capabilities. While various strategies have been proposed for addressing this self-defeating mindset, few have been compared to determine which are most effective.

After it fell in the Texas House, the Senate on Tuesday revived legislation mandating minimum sentences of 10 years for people who use firearms while committing certain felonies.

BONHAM'S BEST

DEAR ABBY: My narcissistic father feels entitled to do whatever he pleases. He has always insisted that since he makes the money, far more than my mother’s income, he should be waited on and cleaned up after. If he stays in my home, he leaves messes everywhere. He’s 70, but he acts like a 4-year-old.

Unlicensed religious chaplains would be allowed to work in Texas public schools under a bill passed by the Texas Legislature on Wednesday.

This year, Pedernales Electric Cooperative officials say they are proudly joining its members and communities in celebrating its 85th anniversary and the electrification of the Texas Hill Country.

CHAMBER COOK-OUT

Emotions were running high between members of the Hays County Commissioners Court during its recent regular meeting Tuesday.

Since 2013, the Federal Reserve has conducted an annual Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking, which seeks to measure the economic wellbeing of US households. In October 2022, 11,000 adults across the country were asked a variety of questions about their financial situations. Let’s examine some of the most telling results.

Following an extensive national search, Thillainatarajan “Thilla” Sivakumaran has been named the inaugural vice president for TXST Global at Texas State University.

A criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting is still ongoing as Wednesday marks one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde.