Do you know an Advocate of the Month?

By GabeSemenza in Crowdsourcing

City Editor Becky Cooper asked to solicit ideas from you all. Here's what she said: "We are looking for more people to consider for the monthly Advocate of the month. The person can live in any of our counties, must be ...

Why feature an illegal immigrant in the paper?

By GabeSemenza in Crowdsourcing

Today's story about Julio Lopez and the issues surrounding illegal immigration are drawing several online remarks already today. Here, I want to explain why we featured Lopez's story. Simply put: Our Fatal Funnel series aims to explore all sides of immigration ...

Anyone see the stranded deer in the water off Port O'Connor?

By GabeSemenza in Crowdsourcing

A much-talked-about deer - a red stag - was stranded on a sand bar off the coast of Port O'Connor earlier this week. The deer had walked the community and drummed lighthearted conversation for some time, locals say. When it was found ...

Decide to claim no religion?

By GabeSemenza in Crowdsourcing

You're not alone. The percentage of Americans claiming no religion, which jumped from 8.2 in 1990 to 14.2 in 2001, increased to 15 percent last year. Scholars dub this group the "Nones." "The 'Nones' are the only group to have ...

Any hardcore garage-sale shoppers out there?

By GabeSemenza in Crowdsourcing

We're doing a story about locals who are 'experts' in finding bargains at garage sales. What are the strategies? When and where to you go? How do you haggle? How do you find treasure amid the junk? Advocate reporter Tara ...

Any survival experts out there?

By GabeSemenza in Crowdsourcing

I have to admit, I'm a big fan of Bear Grylls, a former member of the Brittish Special Forces and host of "Man vs. Wild." With that in mind, I got to thinking: Weather in South Texas is warming. More ...