Trent Ashby

I recently had the pleasure of congratulating a dear friend of mine—Dr. Keven Ellis, of Lufkin—on his recent appointment by Governor Abbott to chair the... Read More

Governor Abbott recently declared a state of emergency due to flooding in southeast Texas from Tropical Storm Imelda. My prayers are with all of those... Read More

It’s September, and that means football season in Texas is back in full swing!  Like so many of you, I relish spending my Friday nights... Read More

With the month of September just around the corner, school is officially underway, football stadiums will light up the Friday night sky, and sportsmen and... Read More

Since my last column, selfish and hateful acts of violence carried out by a white supremacist took the lives of 22 people in El Paso,... Read More

A cool front in late July?  In many areas across East Texas, records were shattered this past week as temperatures plummeted into the upper 50s... Read More

While some suggest that the general sense of patriotism is dipping across America, I am happy to report that pride for the United States was... Read More

On a hot Summer day in July 1776, members of the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia to boldly declare that the thirteen American colonies... Read More

With the Legislative Session in the rearview mirror, I’ll be returning to a bi-weekly column schedule to provide periodic updates on what’s happening around the... Read More

By the time you read this column, the Texas House will have adjourned Sine Die (meaning without assigning a day for a further meeting), closing... Read More