It was once called the War to End All Wars, but World War I dragged on year after year. Governments were shattered, lives were destroyed, and many more wars came in its wake. But for one moment in 1914, there came a Christmas miracle. The soldiers in the trenches stopped fighting, and for a moment, there was peace on the battlefield. This came to be called the Christmas Truce.
The Texas Department of Transportation has kicked off its statewide “Drive Sober. No Regrets” drunk driving prevention program for the holidays. Throughout the month, TxDOT has released videos of people who deal with the daily consequences of driving while impaired, either as an offender or survivor.
The Texas labor market exceeded the previous pre-pandemic high in February 2020 by hitting just under 13 million nonagricultural jobs in November, the Texas Workforce Commission reported last Friday. The adjusted jobless rate was 5.2% last month, down slightly from the previous month.
Governor Abbott debuted the construction of Texas’s border wall. Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) issued the following statement on the Governor’s decision:
When I was young, holidays consisted of family, food, and ruining my “girlie-girl” dress playing football with the boy cousins. Thanksgiving belonged to my dad’s side – which was huge – and centered around Granny’s turkey and dressing. And we all know that no dressing is as good as OUR Granny’s. In fact, I’ve never tasted dressing that good since.
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