Engagement

In Texas, We Don’t Settle for Half Full

October 2nd, 2014

by Susan Combs

My father, a lifelong rancher, had a lot of interesting expressions that occasionally baffled me until I figured them out. For instance, he might say that somebody was staring off into the distance like a Fort Stockton …

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It Does Matter Who Is In Charge

September 25th, 2014

by Susan Combs

Do you even need to care about politics or elections or who “runs things”? Yes. Here’s a little of my own history and how I got involved.

Like many, I was fairly detached from what I would …

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It’s Not Rocket Science

September 18th, 2014

by Susan Combs

I got an email from a young lady just last week who is starting her senior year in high school. I have known since her birth – and she lives in Colorado. She has great parents, but …

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The Left Coast Blues

September 11th, 2014

by Susan Combs

The Left Coast Blues—a very sad song.

Over the last ten years or so, I have been fascinated by the weird shift taking place in California, a state with so many natural blessings that it has seemed …

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Top Ten Reasons Why Texas Is So Great

September 4th, 2014

by Susan Combs

I am mighty proud to be a Texan and here are the secrets behind the Lone Star Success story.

We Texans get fired up and proud of our legacy as Texans. I don’t know about you, but …

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A Bright Texas Future

August 28th, 2014

by Susan Combs

There is one thing that virtually everyone agrees on. Employers who need to fill good paying jobs all need one thing: a well-educated workforce. And that means a whole slew of types and varieties of education. Some …

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Recovery, Texas Style

August 20th, 2014

by Susan Combs

I don’t know about you but I have been reading a lot about the fact that people across the country are not doing well – even in the summer of 2014 – because of a lack of …

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Deep in the Heart of Texas

August 14th, 2014

by Susan Combs

You’ve heard the old saying: variety is the spice of life. That is certainly true for Texas cities. They are varied, diverse, exciting, and successful and range in sizes from teensy to towering.

People move for jobs, …

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The U-Haul Test

August 7th, 2014

by Susan Combs

About two weeks ago I was driving east on IH-10 from my ranch in the Big Bend area and saw something interesting – droves of trucks and cars, some with trailers, all with California license plates, heading …

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Texas Is Different

July 30th, 2014

by Susan Combs

Texas is big, and bold. Sometimes we are accused of being all hat and no cattle when it comes to making claims about how great we are. Well, the good news is that lots of people outside …

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