Representative Keith Bell’s Capitol Update

It was my honor to welcome you to the Capitol! The 2023 Kaufman County Day was a huge success with over 150 attendees. Thanks for attending and know my office and I enjoyed being your host. I appreciate the opportunity to be your State Representative!

Pine and Ivy to Open Retail Store in The OC

Pine + Ivy, a home decor and lighting design company, is opening a retail store in The Opportunity Central (The OC) - a career, college and community initiative by Forney Independent School District.

Forney ISD Hosts Workshops for Dual Language and ESL

Forney ISD provided families in our community with educational resources and engaging activities last week at the Workshops for Dual Language and ESL Parents and Students event held at Rhea Intermediate.

Family Fishing Education Opportunities Offered for Texans this Spring

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens is once again partnering with Fishing’s Future and the George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund to provide convenient fishing education opportunities for families throughout Texas.

Three Rights

Use Words If Necessary In the age when faith is under attack like no other time in several generations, the best way to bolster our faith is to live its principals. That became clear to Lori and me last Friday in a way we couldn’t have expected.

Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks

Spring is a time of year when change is in the air. Trees are budding, plants are flowering, and homes laden with dark or heavy fabrics and clutter could use some lightening up.

Did You Know?

Though plants might not seem like the first thing individuals think of when they ponder long-term investments, perennials can be just that. The home and garden experts at HGTV note that some perennials can live for a very long time.

Ellis Island

Young Catherine stood on the ship’s bow as it sailed into Ellis Island. She was a teenager. Her hair was tied behind her head. She had a slender neck. Young face. The passengers on the boat were excited. All 1,139 of them. They were speaking in strange tongues.

FINANCIAL FOCUS

Risk is a normal part of investing. In facIf you’re getting closer to retirement, you might be thinking more about Social Security. Specifically, can you count on it to contribute part of the income you’ll need as a retiree?

“The Run”

The first major fishing event of the year for most of us, other than the winter stocking of trout by Texas Parks and Wildlife, is the white bass (sandbass) run above reservoirs with a healthy population of these hard fighting, good eating fish.