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High-end electrical users could strain grid
High-end electrical users could strain grid
The growth of industrial-scale users of power could strain the Texas power grid, ERCOT’s chief announced last week. The Dallas Morning News reported Pablo Vegas, the agency’s CEO, said bitcoin miners and artificial intelligence data centers going in across the state, as well as industrial growth in the Permian Basin, could create the need for a massive buildup of power transmission lines in the future. 05/01/2024 23:00
Early voting underway in local elections
Early voting underway in local elections
Early voting began Monday, April 22 for municipal, school board and various bond elections. It ends on April 30 with Saturday, May 4 being election day. What is on the ballot depends on where you live. 04/24/2024 23:00
Letter to the editor …
Letter to the editor …
School bond questions - Superintendent M.I.A. 04/24/2024 23:00
The Postscript
The Postscript
“Waiting for Estefan” 04/17/2024 23:00
‘Aggressive’ hurricane forecast for Gulf Coast
‘Aggressive’ hurricane forecast for Gulf Coast
Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there is a 54% chance a hurricane will strike the Texas coast, and a 25% chance it will be major. 04/17/2024 23:00
“Bonanza!”
“Bonanza!”
My husband, Peter, and I spend the winters in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The center of the town is a designated World Heritage Site, which means the facades of the buildings must remain as they were in the mid-1700s. 04/10/2024 23:00
Totally Terrific Tomatoes
Totally Terrific Tomatoes
“Home grown tomatoes, home grown tomatoes, what would life be without home grown tomatoes. Only two things that money can’t buy, that’s true love and homegrown tomatoes.” - Guy Clark There is nothing like eating a home grown tomato fresh out of the sun. And for us tomato lovers, there are few things more satisfying and enjoyable than tending to a garden full of our favorite fruited plants. 04/10/2024 23:00
Agencies blasted over wildfire oversight
Agencies blasted over wildfire oversight
State agencies and regulators were heavily criticized at a Texas legislative hearing for failing to communicate during the deadly Panhandle wildfires, the Texas Tribune reported. 04/10/2024 23:00
Letter to the editor…
Letter to the editor…
I am proud to call myself an American. During the recent primary while I was doing research on the candidates to help me decide whom to vote for, I came across some facts that I felt all of you would like to know. Elections are very important and the words used during an election are also important. Saying or putting words out that are not correct is not fair to the average voter, nor is it ethical. 04/10/2024 23:00
Solar eclipse means big money to Texas
Solar eclipse means big money to Texas
One economist is calling it “the most profitable 22 minutes in Tex - as history," according to the Texas Standard. The total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 is expected to draw up to a million visitors to the Lone Star State, especially in its narrow path of totality. 04/03/2024 23:00
State immigration law again on hold
State immigration law again on hold
The on-again, off-again state immigration law is once more on hold while the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considers its constitutionality. Senate Bill 4 would allow state and local law enforce- _____ _________ ___ _______ ____ __ port people suspected of entering the state illegally from Mexico, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The U.S. Supreme Court last Tuesday removed a temporary hold on the law, which allowed it to take effect for several hours before the 5th Circuit court again stopped SB4 from being enforced while it considers its constitutionality. 03/27/2024 23:00
“Living with a cat”
“Living with a cat”
We have had our adopted Mexican street cat, Felix, for a month now. 03/27/2024 23:00
Bulletproof Bible Reading – Easy Like Sunday Morning
Bulletproof Bible Reading – Easy Like Sunday Morning
Easy Like Sunday Morning 03/27/2024 23:00
Two separate elections in May
Two separate elections in May
DMINISTRATOR Colorado County will hold two separate elections in May. Both elections are equally important for different reasons. It is also imperative that voters pay attention to voting locations and times because each election is different. Columbus Independent School District, Weimar Independent School District, and the City of Weimar will hold joint elections on Saturday, May 4. CISD will have a Trustee and Bond election. WISD will hold a Trustee election and the City of Weimar will have a race for Mayor and councilmen. 03/20/2024 23:00
Texas counties among nation’s fastest growing
Texas counties among nation’s fastest growing
Recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that six of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2022 to 2023 were in Texas. According to the Texas Tribune, Kaufman County, just east of Dallas, led the list with a 7.6% increase in new residents that brought its population to more than 185,000. Census data shows that Rockwall and Liberty counties closed out the top three, with growth rates of 6.5% and 5.7%, respectively. 03/20/2024 23:00
Did you know…
Did you know…
03/20/2024 23:00
Massive wildfires ignited by power lines
Massive wildfires ignited by power lines
Two wildfires that burned more than 1 million acres in the Panhandle were caused by downed power lines, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. 03/13/2024 23:00
How Did My African-American Ancestors Get Here?
How Did My African-American Ancestors Get Here?
The Trans-Atlantic slave exports were concentrated along the coast of West Africa from Senegal down to Angola. From these locations, Portugese ships sailed across the South Atlantic Ocean to Salvador and Brazil and around the lower Americas to Peru, while European and American ships sailed up the east coast of Brazil and dropped off their cargo with stops at Salvador and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Guyana; Venezuela; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Cuba and along the North and South Carolina coast on the Barrier Islands. Some of the descendants of the island African Gulla slaves with their unique heritage still live in the area. Many of my ancestors came through South Carolina and North Carolina. 03/06/2024 23:00
The Great Eclipse – A Good Time for Earthlings
The Great Eclipse – A Good Time for Earthlings
“That’s one thing Earthlings might learn to do, if they tried hard enough: Ignore the awful times and concentrate on the good ones.” Kurt Vonnegut Some will say that at present we are living in awful times (I would disagree). Many are stressed by everything from societal unrest to the high price of eggs, and more. 03/06/2024 23:00
The Postscript
The Postscript
“What Cats Like” 03/06/2024 23:00
Largest wildfire in state history still raging
Largest wildfire in state history still raging
A wildfire in the Texas Pan - handle has consumed more than 1 million acres and as of Sunday was just 15% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. It is the largest wildfire in Texas history. 03/06/2024 23:00
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