Ferris Texas

Texas Senate votes to advance property tax reform bill

SHANNON NAJMABADI AND EMMA PLATOFF
Thu, 04/18/2019 - 00:00
The Texas Senate broke a logjam that had paralyzed a piece of priority legislation for weeks, blunting a controversial provision in its property tax reform package Monday and then advancing the bill — without having to deploy a procedural “nuclear option.”
Photo courtesy Ferris Robotics

Photo courtesy Ferris Robotics

Ferris ISD robotics team takes 2nd place at UIL Robotics State Championship

RITA COOK / News Editor
Thu, 04/18/2019 - 00:00
FERRIS – The Ferris ISD Robotics team took second place at this year’s UIL Robotics State Championships. “The team qualified for state and placed second overall,” said Ferris ISD Superintendent James Hartmann “Huge accomplishment.”

OUT TO PASTOR: What is was, was a hummingbird

DR. JAMES L. SNYDER
Thu, 04/18/2019 - 00:00
Even as old as I am, there are still things I fear. I do not want to make a list, I’m afraid to. This is not true of the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. As far as I know, she fears nothing, but many things and people fear her. I am the president of that Fear Group.

Front-porch gospel

STEVEN RAY BOWEN
Thu, 04/18/2019 - 00:00
Welcome to our first “front porch” visit – at least, our first such visit in the last decade or more. Back when I still roamed the halls and the gym at Red Oak High School – teaching and coaching – many of us spent time together here in the newspaper. We are glad to be back.

The believer’s mission statement (part 8)

TIM LAUGHLIN
Thu, 04/18/2019 - 00:00
“To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” – Luke 4:19 The acceptable year of the Lord is the year of Jubilee, a type and shadow of all the Old Testament feasts and ordinances being fulfilled by the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Joe Biden – negative groping publicity?

GLENN MOLLETTE
Thu, 04/18/2019 - 00:00
Joe Biden has received bad publicity lately. Several women have stepped forward saying the former Vice President of the United States hugged them too long or made them feel uncomfortable when he touched them.