Columns & Opinions

This past weekend was our Annual Chamber Banquet and Community Awards Ceremony. The event theme was “Treasure,” and the focus was on collections of precious things. Our award recipients were: Business of the Year: Bob’s Printing, Educator of the Year: Larry Breashears (Atlanta ISD), Man of the Year: Dr. Richard Hozdic, Woman of the Year: Marilyn Cobb, and Youth of the Year: Claire Bates (Queen City ISD). This group of special treasures are certainly a precious collection.

It was a dark night in New York City in 1900. The old man slept in his bed alone. A vast fortune lay at his command. A shadowy figure approached. And the old man would never awake again. With the death of William Marsh Rice, a murder mystery exploded. This mystery was at the heart of the birth of one of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in Texas, Rice University.

As Texans across the state continue to deal with the damage from the mid-February winter storm, so does the political fallout in Austin.