9+ hour, 6+ min ago   (650+ words) I learned today that Alvin Independent School District no longer sends children infested with head lice home as soon as the little louses are detected! They remain in class, infecting not only your children and grandchildren (which ultimately causes their…...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago   (533+ words) I add my name, County Judge L.M. “Matt” Sebesta Jr., in calling for a moratorium on new data center development until state lawmakers can establish guardrails that put Texans on a level playing field with these and other powerful industrial interests....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (994+ words) Have you ever been told to watch what you say? I grew up to understand that phrase as a guide to consider in any social interaction. I was always taught to be mindful of your words and cautioned to remember…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (833+ words) I grew up in the country and with woods nearby to explore there were endless opportunities to discover all creatures great and small. Many days I would head out the door with nothing more than a canteen of cherry Kool-Aid,…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (897+ words) There’s only one thing about an IPhone that’s worse than the continual updates where nothing is where it was yesterday: it’s having to get a new one. Today was the dreaded day! I had to get a new phone. That…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (248+ words) One of the highlights of this week’s beachcombing adventure wasn’t something washed ashore at all, it was very much alive. The horse conch (Triplofusus giganteus) is the largest snail in North America and can grow to nearly two feet long,…...