My Five Cents: Texas House Bill proposes raises for all classroom teachers
The Legislature has ended our second
week of session, and we will continue to pick up the pace as the long race
ahead continues.
Here
are five...
My 5 Cents: Texas named #1 for business
By Texas Senator Robert S. Nichols, Senate District 3
One hundred and thirty-six years ago this month, the Texas State Fair opened in Dallas. The...
Opinion: Push bars, metal detectors, security systems – do they truly improve school safety?
By Robert Hoffman, guest columnist
State Senator Robert Nichols reports that the 86th Legislative Session ended in success with the passing of several new laws....
Texans in 1878 were awestruck by rare total eclipse of sun
Galveston, then Texas' largest city, had come to a standstill. "All business was suspended and clerk and proprietor, minion and millionaire, politicians and pealer...
My 5 Cents: Legislature recalled for special session
By State Senator Robert Nichols, Texas Senate District 3
Summer is drawing to a close and back-to-school season is here. TxDOT asks all Texans to...