May 6, 2017 - There I was. Sitting in a hospital watching , waiting for it to happen. For the first time in my life I was speechless. We were about to have a baby. Oh it wasn't the first time that I had been in a delivery room. I had been there when all my daughters were born. I remembered the joy I experienced with each one. But this was different. This was the first Grandchild. My baby was having a baby. When Noah was born, I'll never forget the feeling of joy that swept over me. Not just happiness, but pure, inexplicable joy.

April 6, 2017 (Article by Shawn Eyre) - On April 1, C. Gabriel Senties-Cue, MS, MVZ, DACPV, joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) as resident director for the agency’s Center, Texas location.

May 5, 2017 - The next few weeks are the busiest weeks of any session. The House has strict rules and deadlines that govern the end of the legislative session. All House bills must be debated and voted out of the House by May 12th or they cannot advance. All Senate bills must be debated and voted out of the House by May 24th or they cannot advance. These deadlines can be a blessing and a curse, as many bad bills die, but many good ones are victims of the legislative process.

May 4, 2017 - My name is Jay Wilson and I am a candidate for a position on the Joaquin ISD Board of Trustees. I am a retired high school science teacher and have no agenda other than doing what is best, first and foremost, for the education of our students.

The polls will be open from 7AM to 7PM on Saturday, May 6 at Joaquin ISD administration building.

Thank you, J.M. Wilson

May 4, 2017 - In classrooms at schools and colleges across Texas, students are counting down the days until they can start their summer vacation. In an almost identical countdown, legislators are marking the days left until the end of session. As I write this, we have 25 days left in the 85th Legislative Session.

Here are five things happening at your Capitol:
   
1.    Veterans Agriculture Exemption