Live Thought

OPINION — Lubbock Mayor Mark McBrayer is betting that he can secure a significant property tax cut for Lubbock residents by rallying three more council members to his side. The proposed reduction would set the tax rate over 2 percent lower than the anticipated rate for FY 2025.

Water is the lifeblood of Texas agriculture, and nowhere is that more critical than in the Rio Grande Valley. For too long, we’ve been at the mercy of Mexico, waiting on them to deliver on empty promises stemming back to a water treaty negotiated in 1944 — eighty years ago!