Stay Aware, Stay Safe During Water Safety Month in May

Summer’s scorching temperatures are just around the corner and, to most Texans, that means taking refuge in the water.

Six State Parks on the Horizon for Texans

Collectible magazine issue helps Texans find their perfect park and highlights future sites. Over the next 12–15 years, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will open six new state parks from Big Bend to the Hill Country and Texas coast.

Election Day is Saturday for VISD trustee and city council positions

Early voting wrapped up Tuesday in local school board and city council elections at three Orange County locations.

Shooting leads to murder charges for Orange man

On Friday, April 28, 2023, around 12:30 pm, depu$es with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 5600 block of Broussard Circle in Orange in reference to a shoo$ng.

Vidor area to receive additional voting box

5 YEARS AGO April 26, 2018: Forty-seven year-old, Jason McClain of Vidor was shot and killed on Alamo Street. 10 YEARS AGO April 25, 2013: Workers were setting up the music performance stage at the 2013 Texas Bar-B-Q Festival at the Conn Park Complex.

HISTORY MATTERS

A feature courtesy of The Grateful American Book Prize Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future. By John Grimaldi and David Bruce Smith California is the land of cloudless climate— and—episodic earthquakes.

Senate, House open budget negotiations

Conferees from both chambers met publicly for the first Cme on Tuesday, promising an amicable process that will lead to a strong state budget.

New study ranks Texas as the best state to retire in 2023

Texas has the highest overall score for the best state to retire Michigan ranks second as the best state to retire Delaware is ranked last and is the worst state to retire According to a new study, Texas is the best state for retirement in 2023, followed by Michigan, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.

The U.N. comes under fire for suggesting young kids have a right to engage in sex

ASSOCIATION OF MATURE AMERICAN CITIZENS Is the U.N. saying young children have a right to engage in consensual sex-- including consensual sex with an adult?

NYC gets a “Rat Czar”

It’s estimated that more than two million rats live in the City of New York. The creepycrawly rodents used to stay underground for the most part until the covid outbreak. But, for whatever the reason, rats made their presence known, bigtime, during the pandemic years.