MY FIVE CENTS

This year, we commemorate the 189th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. On April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston led the Texan Army against General Santa Anna and the Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.

Massive manhunt envelops county as suspect drives off in DPS cruiser

5 Years agoApril 29, 2020:With social distancing and a maximum number of people gathering in one spot limited, Vidor’s Houses of Worship have faced extraordinary hardships in gathering their faithful for worship services, prayer vigils, funerals, marriages and baptisms.

TEA releases 2023 A-F accountability ratings

After a prolonged delay because of a lawsuit filed by about 100 school districts, the Texas Education Agency has released the 2023 A-F accountability ratings, indicating the share of campuses that received a passing ranking dropped by 14% from 2022.

A scoundrel for all occasions

Three years after holding Texas’ first state fair, Henry L. Kinney was indicted in Philadelphia on May 4, 1855 for plotting to invade Nicaragua. The ex-smuggler and shady founder of Corpus Christi was, as always, up to no good.

Social Security Matters

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American CitizensDear Rusty: I am thoroughly confused.

New Pirate Stadium expected to be completed by August 1965

10 years agoApril 23, 2015: Last night the 2015 Texas Bar-B-Q Festival sponsored by the Vidor Chamber of Commerce got underway with a ribbon cutting by Miss Vidor Texas, Kylie Layfield, and The Miss Vidor Texas Pageant royalty.

VIDOR’S PAST

House passes school voucher bill

AUSTIN— The Texas House on Thursday passed Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher bill after a yearslong campaign by the governor and his allies, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Lt. Gov.

Barnstorming Bessie broke barriers

On Apr. 23, 1926, Bessie Coleman made the last payment on her new airplane and arranged for the second- hand Jenny to be flown to Jacksonville, Florida, site of her next air show.

Social Security Matters

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