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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for Gov. Greg Abbott to remove acting state comptroller Kelly Hancock, calling him an “incompetent loser,” The Dallas Morning News reported.

There is something powerful about the standards we set for ourselves. Not the ones written in policy manuals or enforced by supervisors, but the ones that live inside us, the ones we choose to honor when no one is watching.

Four Islamic schools have been admitted to the Texas voucher program after a federal judge ordered the state to invite the schools to apply, the Houston Chronicle reported. The judge also ordered the application deadline for families be extended to March 31, citing concerns that no Islamic schools had been approved for the program.

If you spend enough time around teams, organizations, or businesses, you eventually learn an important truth: not everyone in the locker room is pulling in the same direction. Some people show up to work every day with a different mission.

For nearly half a century, the Iranian regime has funded terrorism, killed American troops, and pursued nuclear weapons while chanting ‘Death to America.’ Despite this threat, too many American presidents drew symbolic red lines and issued warnings that Tehran never truly feared. The result was an emboldened Iran that attacked American interests and destabilized the region.

Van ISD Superintendent As the superintendent of Van ISD, I appreciate the opportunity to share our school board’s recent discussion and decision regarding Senate Bill 11 (SB 11), a measure passed by the Texas Legislature.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com With the Winter Olympics now underway in Italy, another major sporting event will take center stage Feb. 8 (today) as Super Bowl LX (60) will kickoff at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

The national title game between Miami and Indiana will be remembered not just for the final score, but for what it represents. Indiana, a program long respected for basketball, stands as the National Champion in college football for the first time in history.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION The electricity grid that covers most of Texas was holding up as of Jan. 25 during the latest winter storm, although localized power outages were reported in Deep East Texas and far West Texas.

Dec. 3: Wills Point High School will be presenting their White Gift Service on Dec.