Bandits Hold River Pilots For Ransom

Two “river pilots” on patrol over the international border on Aug. 10, 1919 mistook the Rio Conchos River for the Rio Grande and a wrong turn took them deep into the Mexican interior.A chronic burr under the Lone Star saddle since San Jacinto, Mexican bandits were again making life miserable on the...

Beyond Basic Blood Tests

A Window Into Your HealthBlood courses through your body with every heartbeat. It carries life-giving oxygen to every organ. Blood also helps remove the waste products your body makes.

Expanded passenger rail again on the table

A huge pot of federal rail funding and chronic highway congestion are prompting some Texas officials to again consider expanding passenger rail in Texas, according to The Texas Standard.Congress set aside $66 billion three years ago in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for rail projects...

Georgetown Texas Steel mill breaks ground near Rose City in 1984

5 years agoAugust 1, 2019: On Thursday morning, amid fanfare, cheers and applause, the new Mauriceville Market Basket store owner, Skylar Thompson, cut the ribbon and opened the new 32,000 square foot Market Basket grocery store on Highway 62 in Mauriceville.The tentative FY 2019-20 City of Vidor...

Daring Young Texan On The Flying Trapeze

The unique and fascinating life of Vander Clyde ended where it started, his birthplace of Round Rock, when the celebrated star of the trapeze and high-wire died by his own hand on Aug. 5, 1973.“The first time my mother took me to the circus in Austin, I knew I would be a performer,” Clyde once said...

Social Security Matters

Dear Rusty: For a thirty-year period, I was making a living as an independent contractor and freelancer. I was working on behalf of myself. Thus, I was only paying state and federal taxes when applied.

150-bed hospital proposed for Vidor

5 years agoJuly 25, 2019: An idea formulated by our own Texas House Representative, District 21 Texas State Representative Dade Phelan, following the devastation of his district by the floods of Tropical Storm Harvey, has won the approval of a majority of the Texas House members and a majority of...

PUC outlines consumer protection rules

As the dog days of August approach and electric bills soar, the Public Utility Commission is reminding consumers of rules in place to protect them from having their power disconnected due to financial difficulties, especially during extreme heat.“Ensuring the power stays on for all Texans,...

Social Security Matters

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American CitizensAnd What About Earnings & Taxes?Dear Rusty: I’m just trying to figure out how to determine whether to retire at 65 or 67 and, if I retire, approximately how...

The Fungus Among Us

Recognizing and Treating Fungal Infections Bacteria and viruses are well-known causes of illness. But did you know that certain types of fungi can also make you sick? Most fungi are harmless to people. We even eat some, like mushrooms.