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Texas is perfect for testing driverless cars, but technology will outpace regulation As autonomous cars become more common, state leaders must look far down the road.

No magic math, please As a retired CPA reading about the upcoming special legislative session regarding private school vouchers, I’m reminded of a fundamental accounting principle: every financial transaction has equal and opposite effects in at least two different accounts.

A few days ago, my wife and I were taking our evening almost-senior- citizen power stroll, and the subject of Hooters came up. Yes, Hooters. And I’ll tell you why (even if you wish I wouldn’t).

Gold Rush Town

Texas’s oldest tavern celebrates 90 years

Treasures will be flying out the door on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. during the 3rd annual Heritage Association of San Marcos Treasure Sale in the Charles S. Cock House Museum, 400 E. Hopkins. At last year’s sale, shoppers were lined up on the sidewalk waiting to get inside.

Texas State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 in the Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attacked his Republican rivals and displayed an openness to challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in 2026 while speaking out Wednesday for the first time since his acquittal on corruption charges at his impeachment trial.

The man who is charged with arson causing bodily injury/death, a first degree felony, in connection to the Iconic Village apartment fire in July 2018 that killed five and injured others, including one critically, will be released on personal bond, according to the Hays County District Attorney’s Office.

Mermaids are on parade

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are expecting our first child this year. I moved to the United States a few years ago to be with him. His family is mostly absent from our lives. I have tried to make an effort with my in-laws, but it’s always met with failure. They make excuses, so we have come to accept that we see them only during holidays. It has put a strain on our marriage.