As oil and natural gas production in the U.S. are on pace to set records in 2023, industry analysts are pointing out the industry overcame some large obstacles making the achievement even more noteworthy.
IT’S STOCK SHOW WEEK!
The kids set up on New Year’s Day! Happy New Year by the way! In the evening, they practiced the play.
Weigh-in is Friday and the show begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, with the rabbits and Ag Mechanics. The photography will be up for the public to view! Get to the show early so you can hear the Star-Spangled Banner and be a part of the prayer.
The stock show sale will begin as soon as the show is over. There is also a concession stand that will be run by the Woodson Seniors this year, so come hungry!
Texans are blessed. It’s true.
The Good Lord has blessed us in many ways, especially with an abundance of natural resources. The same could be said about the United States, and the people who develop these resources into energy products that we consume around the clock every single day.
Spate of new laws effective Jan. 1
After the Texas Legislature spent much of 2023 in session, a bevy of new laws go into effect on New Year’s Day, though some have been delayed by lawsuits challenging their constitutionality.
The Austin American-Statesman reported on SB 17, a new law that institutes a ban on programs and policies “designed or implemented in reference to race, color, or ethnicity” at Texas public universities or colleges — commonly known as diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.
2023 will be a record-setting year for the oil and gas industry in Texas and the United States. As a matter of fact, the U.S. will become the largest producing country in history this year, as proclaimed by a news story on CNN this week.
We have eyes to see and hearts to serve, yet somehow don’t recognize the importance of both purpose and passion until we see needs up close at life’s intersections.
Thankfully, such consciousness--the kind leaving lumps in our throats and guilt in our minds--results when we hear accounts from folks whose lives have changed direction through the pursuit of serving others.
“In the Beak Mid-Winter” we’ll be back at school and working to present the next OAP, and high school UIL, as well as all the sports and FFA activities, and oh, yes, the STAAR tests…
But tonight, it is a “Silent Night” at this late hour, “…Upon a Midnight Clear” and I am peacefully writing this column, while my goats are “Away in a Manger.” I am wondering if I will see “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and hoping I get to build “Frosty the Snowman!”
Legal groups sue to stop new immigration law
The ink was barely dry on a law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott that makes unauthorized entry into the United States a state crime before a lawsuit was filed by civil rights groups and El Paso County challenging its constitutionality. The Austin American-Statesman reported the suit was filed in an Austin federal court by the ACLU and two immigrant advocacy groups on behalf of the county.
Two long-time friends--Sue Gressett and Gary Dyer--regularly post items that are informative, encouraging, clarifying and amusing on Facebook. When I see their items, I read them carefully, knowing I will be the better for it.
In recent days, Sue provided an account that invited “been there, done that” smiles. In this post, her “high road choice” shone through. Gary’s piece, however, revealed his delight in taking the high seas that have beckoned him and wife Teena dozens of times.
There will be a Christmas Eve Service at Woodson First Baptist Church at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Last week they broke ground and this week there is already a slab, which will serve as the foundation for the First Christian Church Memorial Pavilion! The pavilion will be built on the church property between the church and the Town Hall. It will be available to anyone using the Town Hall, to families who need it for funerals, due to inclement weather, and to the community any time. Students may eat lunch there. Teachers could use it as an outdoor classroom.
