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Greetings to all of my readers! I never knew how many people read my articles until my husband told me how many bombarded him with questions about me.

A couple of neighborhoods in Bryan are changing eligibility for the bus. One neighborhood that wasn't bus eligible, now IS bus eligible. And another neighborhood that had bus pickup, will no longer have it.

Fort Travis defended Texas shoreline from the late 1800's to just after WWII. You can visit this port in your trip to Galveston this Summer.

Texas History: Severe winter storms evoke memories of family trips Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman © MICHAEL BARNES/AMERICAN-STATESMAN Despite many winters on the coast, columnist Michael Barnes had never seen a Texas beach white with snow before the February winter storm. Virtually nobody else had remained at Surfside Beach on Folletts Island by this dawn. Barnes was mesmerized by the unusual cloud formations and what looked like steam coming up from the sea. FOLLE...

How California can avoid a Texas-size electricity catastrophe Jane Long FacebookTwitterEmail Texans deserve better electricity planning and management than they got when a massive winter storm recently left millions without power and water. Texans suffered horribly because the state’s isolated electric grid could not meet a surge in energy demand as power plants up and down the state failed. California had its own struggles with rolling blackouts last year — leaving many to wonder if somet...

Feb 23, 2021 Grant William Long of Jersey Shore entered his long sleep peacefully and without pain on Sunday Feb. 14. He was on his couch with his sweet dog Trixie watching TV. He has gone home to be with God and the family gone before him. One day, the circle will be unbroken. Born on August 3, 1983, he was the son of the late Grant G. Long, Jr. and Kaye Hopple Long. He graduated from Jersey Shore High School in 2001. He served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. He received an Associ...