Lampasas Dispatch Record

6 days ago | lampasasdispatchrecord.com | Laura Hollis

American institutions are suffering from a collapse in public support. Among the institutions worst affected are government, the press and education. One could be forgiven for believing that government must be the most important, given its pervasiveness in our lives and its law enforcement powers; followed by the media, which -- of late -- does the government’s bidding; and then perhaps educa...

6 days ago | lampasasdispatchrecord.com | Josh Hammer

Last Wednesday evening, the world’s wealthiest man announced that his sojourn in the nation’s capital is almost over. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President (Donald Trump) for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Elon Musk posted to X, the social media platform he owns.While Musk was quick to add that “th...

6 days ago | lampasasdispatchrecord.com | Hunter King

After more than 20 years of service to the city of Lampasas, Fire Chief Joe Adams officially has retired. His last day was May 30.Adams served as the chief for about a year and a half, but he worked full time for the fire department for almost 24 years and was a volunteer firefighter before that. Altogether, he was a firefighter for about 42 years.The chief expressed his gratitude...

6 days ago | lampasasdispatchrecord.com | Victor Joecks

Subhead Republicans need to articulate why assistance programs like Medicaid should be a safety net, not a hammock. Republicans need to explain the Medicaid reforms in President Donald Trump’s big, beautiful bill, not run away from them.Early Thursday morning, May 22, House Republicans passed their version of Trump’s big, beautiful bill. It contains tax cuts, money for immigration enforcement and a partial rollback of handouts for green energy projects.

6 days ago | lampasasdispatchrecord.com | Hunter King

Summer basketball never stops. The Lady Badgers are kicking off a home summer league on Thursday. They will play every Thursday in June at the high school gym.Two Lampasas teams will compete Lampasas White and Lampasas Blue -- in these games. The first contest will be at 4 p.m. Thursday when Lampasas White takes on Copperas Cove. Lampasas Blue will play Hamilton at 4:45 p.m., and at the ...