Community & Opinions

this, the publisher and editor of these newspapers will be bound for the East Coast to spend the holidays with family and friends.

AUSTIN—A half-dozen lawsuits challenging the 13 approved Texas constitutional amendments appear to be dead in the water, The Dallas Morning News reported. The secretary of state’s office last week declared the propositions approved and now a part of the Texas Constitution, while Gov. Greg Abbott canvassed the election and certified the results. One proposition that would have raised the retirement age of judges was rejected by voters.

“I think the women hoped that she would be a voice for women’s rights, that she would be a voice against discrimination against women and other protected groups. I think women expected that she would be supportive of women’s groups and issues. And she was.” —Ruth Mc-Gregor, former Supreme Court clerk, speaking of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, (PBS American Experience, September 2021) Perhaps because the notable women who have passed recently are my mother’s ages, my sensitivity radar to such moments is keen.

In the regular monthly meeting of the Patton Springs Independent School District on Nov. 13, 2023, Superintendent Bryan White submitted his resignation and said he will retire on January 31, 2024. The board accepted his resignation.