More than 20 new state laws went into effect as Texans rang in the New Year, with another half-dozen to go on the books on Jan. 18, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Those laws include a ban on transgender athletes competing on sports teams that reflect their gender identity, and penalties for illegally restraining dogs.
The Texas Department of Transportation has kicked off its statewide “Drive Sober. No Regrets” drunk driving prevention program for the holidays. Throughout the month, TxDOT has released videos of people who deal with the daily consequences of driving while impaired, either as an offender or survivor.
The world seems taken up recently with the spread of the Omicron variant and the potential for resulting sickness and death. Yet we've also heard that the new strain of virus may ultimately end the pandemic and return the United States to normal living. How would that work?
The Texas labor market exceeded the previous pre-pandemic high in February 2020 by hitting just under 13 million nonagricultural jobs in November, the Texas Workforce Commission reported last Friday. The adjusted jobless rate was 5.2% last month, down slightly from the previous month.
I viewed an interview of Mark Meadows last week by Mike Huckabee. Frankly it caused me some concern for a couple of reasons. To begin with, the House committee investigating the January 6th events at the Capitol has now charged Mark Meadows with contempt of Congress for refusing to divulge executive privileged information to that committee. Meadows was Chief of Staff to President Trump, and because of that, all his communications with the president fall into the category of executive privilege. That designation existed all the way back to George Washington and has been in place since the founding of our country to insure that the president receives confidential advice from people with specialized knowledge. The second reason for my concern is that the commit
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