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Tomlinson: Billionaires don’t get money’s worth from donations to Texas Dems

Tomlinson: Billionaires don’t get money’s worth from donations to Texas Dems

George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, donated $8.8 million to Texas Democratic political action committees and county...

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Chris Tomlinson

Sewing: How chickenpox, measles and others diseases could surge under RFK, Jr.

Sewing: How chickenpox, measles and others diseases could surge under RFK, Jr.

When the world was running scared about the monkey-pox virus in 2022, I asked the University of Houston college students I was teaching if they had...

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Joy Sewing

Tomlinson: Campaign megadonors erode the Legislature’s independence

Tomlinson: Campaign megadonors erode the Legislature’s independence

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Texas oil tycoons Tim Dunn, left, and Farris Wilks, right, have financed conservative candidates for years. Texas...

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Chris Tomlinson

Tax season is coming. Here's how long you need to maintain records

You should keep copies of all records relating to your income tax returns for as long as they may be relevant to the IRS in determining how much...

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Ronald Lipman

Beloved Central Texas barbecue joint Brotherton's gets a new lease on life

Beloved Central Texas barbecue joint Brotherton's gets a new lease on life

Awards at Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue in Plugerville The late John Brotherton at the 2023 Houston Barbecue Festival Like they did every year...

11.01.2025 10

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J.c. Reid

Tomlinson: Abbott and Whitmire float harebrained scheme to sell Houston’s water

Tomlinson: Abbott and Whitmire float harebrained scheme to sell Houston’s water

Remnants of buildings and artifacts from Old Bluffton are visible on land exposed as waters of Lake Buchanan recede in drought. The town was...

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Chris Tomlinson

Sewing: I have something to say to the porch pirate who sabotaged my self-care

Sewing: I have something to say to the porch pirate who sabotaged my self-care

Finding serenity. To the person who stole a large box of supplements I ordered from Amazon two days into the new year, I have one wish.  I hope...

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Joy Sewing

Sewing: Why Gene Wu's viral comments on Asian and Black solidarity resonate

Sewing: Why Gene Wu's viral comments on Asian and Black solidarity resonate

If you look at racial tropes, it’s no wonder there’s little solidarity between Asian and Black communities. Many Asian Americans have been...

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Joy Sewing