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John Grimaldi, Editorial Contributor,
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
A very big cell phoneThe benefit of an iPhone is that it fits conveniently in your pocket. The cell phone built by techies Arun Maini and Matthew Perks is so big -- 6.74 feet tall and 441 pounds -- that you’d have a hard time carrying it around in a truck. In fact, it takes a team to use it.
By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens

Ask Rusty – Husband Upset about HIs Wife's Survivor Benefit

News Staff
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Dear Rusty: This is a matter that I find particularly irksome. My wife – a retired teacher – was told that, should I pre-decease her, she is not eligible to get survivor benefits from my Social Security payments.
Texas History By Bartee Haile

Texas History By Bartee Haile

Texans Fight And Die “Over There”

Texas History
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
The “Tough ’Ombres” of the Ninetieth Infantry Division saw action for the first time on the bloody battlefields of France on Sep. 12, 1918.The Great War (no one imagined there could be a second) has all but faded from the national memory.
New Texas laws now in effect

New Texas laws now in effect

New Texas laws now in effect

News Staff
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
It took some time, but a set of new laws and rules passed by the Texas Legislature in 2023 went into effect on Sept. 1, the Houston Chronicle reported.

First Baptist celebrates centennial in 1994

News Staff
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
5 years agoSeptember 12, 2019:Orange County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously on Wednesday to include a two percent raise for all Orange County elected officials, with the exception of the five members of the Commissioners Court, whose two percent pay raises won’t go into effect until after...
Power grid again reaches record demand

Power grid again reaches record demand

Power grid again reaches record demand

News Staff
Thursday, September 5, 2024
AUSTIN— The dog-day heat wave has sent power demands to new records, the Austin American-Statesman reported. With much of the state enduring an excessive heat warning, power demand peaked at 85,559 megawatts last week, breaking a record set last August.
STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Power grid again reaches record demand

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
The dog-day heat wave has sent power demands to new records, the Austin American-Statesman reported. With much of the state enduring an excessive heat warning, power demand peaked at 85,559 megawatts last week, breaking a record set last August.

Byrd wins showdown to advance to San Antonio

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
5 years agoAugust 29, 2019: The Board of Trustees of the Vidor I.S.D. voted unanimously with one trustee absent to adopt a new 2019 Vidor I.S.D. ad valorem property tax rate of $1.13608 per $100 valuation last week.Orange County took a big step forward towards attracting a potential $5.
By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens

Social Security Matters

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Ask Rusty - Retiree Asks About His Social Security Russell Gloor, AMAC Certified Social Security AdvisorDear Rusty: I retired with a (gross) $4600 per month Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuity from the US Postal Service in December 2022.
Texas History By Bartee Haile

Texas History By Bartee Haile

Famed Ranger Captain Was A Fugitive From Justice

Texas History
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Under the assumed name of George Washington Arrington, an Alabama fugitive enlisted in the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers on Sep. 1, 1875.John C. Orrick, Jr. grew up fast going off to war at 16 and fighting at both battles of Manassas or Bull Run, Harpers Ferry, Antietam and Gettysburg.
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