Opinion

During the July Fourth weekend, I spent a lot of time thinking on a phrase that has become synonymous with the holiday-“The Land of the Free.” Everyone knows that the Fourth of July Holiday is the time that we as a country celebrate our independence from England. It has been recognized as a Federal Holiday since 1941, but has been celebrated since the original 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade effectively ends all legal abortions in Texas within the next 30 days, many news media outlets reported.

Nobody has to tell anybody around these parts that it is hot. I mean, it is officially summer now and in Texas that means heat. I can only imagine how folks that haven’t lived here very long feel as the good ol’ Texas sun cranks up the oven and starts scorching all of us for the next couple of months.