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SHARE When you live in Texas and travel out of state, saying "I'm from Texas" is usually enough. However, Texas is a big place, and when you're traveling inside the state, you'll have to be a little more specific. For a map of geographic regions, click here. These areas are based generally on compass points like North Texas, South Texas, and so on. There are some unique area names like Lower Rio Grande Valley, Panhandle, Hill Country, and Permian Basin. But still, these names are geographically descriptive. Texans know it's a bit more complicated than that. If you're a native Texan, you are f...

By Vikas Mohrir Houston: When COVID erupted back in February, everything shut down and everyone stayed indoors. We spent endless hours completing Indo-American News’ Sudoku puzzles, and Sharmila Moharir was consistently a Sudoku winner in the March-April-May timeframe. After completing Sudoku and a 5,000 piece puzzle which was featured in Indo American News, our family looked at each other and said we need to find ways to beat COVID by going outdoors and create a Retreat where people could enjoy the outdoors in a socially distanced setting. Throughout the summer, we spent every weekend look...

Over the years I’ve been asked for my thoughts on what have popularly become known as “Ghost Lights.” Well, I can say for sure I’ve heard all sorts of theories for what they might really be. Those theories include some kind of intelligent ball of energy, the souls of the dead (people and animals), shapeshifting aliens, ball lightning, and entry points to other dimensions. Of course, there may be numerous other theories, too, but these are most definitely ones that I often hear about. I can’t say, at all, that I’m an expert in this field; however, I do have an interest in the subje...