Waxahachie News

Tasting a Santa Rosa Plum for the first time a few years ago opened my eyes to the fact that I had probably never really tasted a plum before.

After sustaining substantial budget tighting during the past four years, the Center for Mexican-American Studies took another cut Friday when Gov. Rick Perry line-item vetoed $1.5 million in funding to the center approved by the Texas Legislature.

Honestly, I grow slightly perturbed whenever anyone goes on and on about honeybees.

Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry pauses during a news conference in North Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, where he announced he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Newt Gingrich.

Gov. Rick Perry on Monday added fixing Texas' underfunded transportation system to the agenda of the special legislative session, the first new topic since he called lawmakers back to the Capitol to work on redistricting.

It was a short break for Texas legislators between the 140-day regular session and the first called special session on redistricting.

At the New Orleans School of Cooking in the heart of the French Quarter, instructor Saundra Green demonstrates how to make a roux for chicken and sausage gumbo -- a task the New Orleans native has performed countless times both for her cooking classes and at home for her family.

She graduated Cum Laude . Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas.

The SPCA, acting under the authority of the Ellis County Sheriff's Office, took custody of seven horses and a dog from the property in Waxahachie on Monday morning.

They come from broken homes.Placed in a system they don't understand, the only certainty in the lives of many foster children is uncertainty.Fortunately, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Wise and Jack Counties does provide some stability and consistency in the lives of foster children.

More accurately speaking, the peach crop is coming off the trees . The Central Texas peach crop was affected by late spring freezes, but our East Texas and even some Central Texas growers fared just fine.

The animals did not have access to adequate food or water on the land in the 2000 block of Forreston Road in rural Waxahachie, and the dog lacked proper shelter and needed medical attention, according to the agency.

Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, announced Wednesday that the Texas Senate has approved $450 million in funding to repair, maintain and improve state roadways in areas impacted by energy exploration and development, including the Eagle Ford Shale.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Edward Henry of Archer City will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today at a reception in their honor at the Spur Hotel in Archer City.

Texas lawmakers finally passed Senate Bill 1, a state budget for fiscal biennium 2014-2015, on May 26, the 139th day of the 140-day regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature.

Lawmakers moved Sunday to restore cuts made two years ago in public education and health care by sending a $197 billion, two-year state budget to Gov.

With applause and more than a few bipartisan embraces, the Texas House approved a complex and hotly contested budget deal Sunday night.

House Appropriations Chairman Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, watches from the sidelines as debate continues on SB 1 on April 4, 2013.

A late-session battle between the Texas House and Senate over the tax relief in a budget deal may be resolved with an unexpected twist.

CoCo was born in Lewisville, TX and raised in Waxahachie TX! TEXAS GIRL! Frank was born in San Antonio, TX and raised in the Free State of McMullen County, in the metropolis of Tilden, Texas.