What would you ask Bum Phillips?
I'm meeting former NFL coach Bum Phillips, now a Goliad rancher and philanthropist, next week. He and his wife, Debbie, are traveling to San Antonio to watch a Dallas Cowboys mini-camp practice, and to catch up with their son, Wade ...

UPDATED: Exelon kills offer to acquire NRG
UPDATED NEWS: Exelon terminates offer to acquire NRG An Exelon press release: Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) today announced that, effective immediately, it is terminating its pending offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of NRG Energy, Inc. common stock at ...

PHOTOS: 800-pound monster alligator killed at Coleto Creek
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water ... Croykies. If you haven't received these photos in your e-mail -- they seem to be circulating today -- check 'em out:     Meredith ...

Why do the feds want to control your ponds, ditch water?
A controversial yet sparsely-covered bill is working its way through the U.S. Senate. Senate Bill 787, or the Clean Water Restoration Act, has many South Texas ranchers and landowners worried and mad. The bill would amend the Clean Water Act ...

Is soccer big in the Crossroads?
I'm one of those strange Americans who probably should have been born in Europe or Brazil. I'd probably hate the food, but I would fit in better in places where people have an unhealthy love of soccer. I just love ...