Question of the day: What would you like to see added to

By dwray in The nature of things

"Giraffes." - Abbey Hammond, student, Port Lavaca. "Zebras." - Nicole Fivecoat, student, Port Lavaca. "I'm so impressed with how it is already, but my girls would love to see some bears and some big cats." - Kelly Ross, beekeeper, Halletsville. ...

Question of the day: What's your favorite part about Livestock shows?

By dwray in The nature of things

"I like the auction best but I really enjoy the whole thing." - Lou Miller, retired, Victoria. "I like a little bit of this and little bit of that. There's something for everybody and when you get bored you can ...

Searching for pink flamingos (not Bobby Fisher)

By dwray in The nature of things

Rumor has it some unusual birds have been spotted down on the South Texas coast. A couple of pink flamingos to be precise, as seen here, courtesy of Poppagator. I'm working on a story about it. If y'all have any ...

And the Gulf spill news just keeps on coming (kind of like the oil used to)

By dwray in The nature of things

Back a few weeks ago we were all thrilled to learn who the culprit was in the Gulf oil spill. And even though the well got plugged way back when, the news about it just keeps on coming. Now the ...