Capital Highlights

Body House pushes armed officer at all schools Under legislation prioritized by House Speaker Dade Phelan, every Texas school would have an armed police officer, and aspiring teachers would receive extra support.

Financial moves for military families

Body Military families face many challenges — one of which is the need to build and manage their financial resources. If you are connected to the military, either as an active member or as part of a family, what are some of the issues you face?

Machine gun popcorn

Body 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

Body Abbott lays out seven top priorities Gov.

Knox notes

Body Please notify the News-Courier about your upcoming events. Emailed submissions to vcarter@hicks-co.com are preferred. mailto:vcarter@hicks-co.com Area Youth Rally scheduled KNOX CITY—First Baptist Church of Knox City will host an Area Youth Rally on Saturday, Feb.

Capital Highlights

Body 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

Body 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

Body 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.

Capital Highlights

Body 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.

Traveling Man

Body 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.