Would Obama’s volunteer proposal work?

It sounds like a great plan: To every college student who volunteers at least 100 hours a year give a $4000 tax credit that would be paid directly to that student’s college.
Having just had a student in college - my husband - I can say that a $4000 credit on the UT tuition bill would have been [...]

APRIL 5: El Buen’s First Annual Spring Gala

TOP 5 REASONS TO ATTEND THE EL BUEN GALA THIS SATURDAY:
1. Just look at those kids! The gala benefits the Early Childhood Development Center, which has been providing bilingual care to East Austin children for almost 30 years. It is certainly one of the longest-running and most successful early education programs in Central Texas.
2. The Mexican American Cultural [...]

Oliva’s first online photo

One picture and then I promise we’ll get back to the business at hand.

This is Norwood (my husband) holding Olivia on Easter Sunday. She’s wearing a headband with a bow. What can I say….? It looks like she’s waving and tilting her head, but she has so muscle control. In fact, she’s kinda flopping around. [...]