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The Vidor Public Library hosted Wonder Readers Craft Hour on Thursday, February 20, 2025. The students created DIY alcohol ink coasters using Sharpie markers.

The Vidor Public Library hosted Wonder Readers Craft Hour on Thursday, February 20, 2025. The students created DIY alcohol ink coasters using Sharpie markers.

Wonder Readers

News Staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
MY FIVE CENTS

MY FIVE CENTS

MY FIVE CENTS

Sen. Robert Nichols
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
MY FIVE CENTSThis week will mark the anniversary of the “Travis Letter.” On February 24th, 1836, William B. Travis wrote a letter addressed “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World” ending his letter with the powerful “Victory or Death.
Lawn Burweed is a winter annual weed which grows rapidly in patches while turfgrass lawns are dormant (aggieturf.tamu.edu).

Lawn Burweed is a winter annual weed which grows rapidly in patches while turfgrass lawns are dormant (aggieturf.tamu.edu).

Turfgrass: Spring Weed Management

John Green, Certified Texas Expert Gardener,
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Another cold snap (hopefully winter’s last) which has blanketed our area for several days requiring some of us (me included) to return sensitive plants to protected areas.

Committee Investigates Potential Lottery Fraud

News Staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The Texas Lottery Commission through negligence or criminal intent permitted the theft of a jackpot worth nearly $100 million following years of disregarding the legislature’s intent beginning in 2015, according to testimony before the Senate State Affairs Committee on Monday.
Vidor traffic stop yields large stash of drugs and money

Vidor traffic stop yields large stash of drugs and money

Vidor traffic stop yields large stash of drugs and money

News Staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
On Sunday, February 23, an Orange County Sheriff’s Office Deputy conducted a traffic stop on Main Street in Vidor, south of IH-10. The OCSO deputy suspected the driver, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle, was involved in criminal activity.
Texans are spending a larger share of their budget on housing and food, costs that largely don’t generate sales tax revenue, representatives with the state comptroller’s office said Tuesday. Credit: John Jordan/The Texas Tribune

Texans are spending a larger share of their budget on housing and food, costs that largely don’t generate sales tax revenue, representatives with the state comptroller’s office said Tuesday. Credit: John Jordan/The Texas Tribune

High housing costs, inflation bite into Texas sales tax growth

Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune Feb. 25, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
“High housing costs, inflation bite into Texas sales tax growth” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
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