Machine gun popcorn

HANABA MUNN WELCH The next time your spouse asks that proverbial (if a question can be proverbial) late-evening question, “Do we have any popcorn?” and you don’t, what to do? Look for a jar of the real thing.There was life before microwaves.

Capital Highlights

Abbott lays out seven top priorities Gov. Greg Abbott, in a State of the State address last Thursday, outlined his seven top priorities for the ongoing legislative session before an invitation-only audience at a manufacturing facility in San Marcos, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Knox notes

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Border security,tax relief and raises top list For theTexas House and Senate,there is not much daylight between each chamber’s priorities in this year’s legislative session. Leaders say the focus will be on property tax relief, border security and employee raises.

To thine own self be true

HANABA MUNN WELCH Warning: If songwriting is of zero interest to you, skip to the end for an all-purpose moral. At that point, you’ll have to backtrack if the mention of a purple mountain piques your curiosity. Sorry.

Tony Packo’s and the Mud Hens

If you’re of the age to remember TV shows from the 1970’s, M*A*S*H was one of the most watched shows. Ru n n i n g from 1972 to 1983, the show was based on a novel by Richard Hooker about three Army doctors.

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Speaker open to resort- style casinos in state House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, told The Dallas Morning News and other media outlets that he is open to bringing resort-style casinos to Texas. But don’t expect to find slot machines in 7-Eleven stores if casino gambling is legalized.

Traveling Man

Received a nice email from Kathy Bowen about her brush with a celebrity, so here’s the sixth column on this topic with Kathy’s story first. Kathy writes: “You are not the only Mundayite to have had a chance to meet a famous person.

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What to expect in legislative session The 2023 Texas legislative session opened Jan. 10, with property taxes, gun control and the power grid expected to be among the top issues on the agenda.

The 501:

This is my brain on no sugar. So far, so good. New Year’s resolution? Nope. Coincidental timing. I fear for the future of Dr Pepper. What’ll I drink with those Sonic chilidogs? Unsweet iced tea? Sounds semi-ludicrous. That said, semi-ludicrous isn’t unfamiliar territory for me.