PHOTOS: See new, unveiled pet advocacy billboards
I wrote a story that published today about the local problem with pet euthanasia. More than 4,000 dogs and cats die needlessly each year at the local animal shelter. Despite that somber statistic, local efforts helped to decrease the euthanasia ...

Do political signs clutter your yard?
I received a call today from a local businesswoman who owns land off U.S. Highway 59 South as it heads to Goliad. She called upset that incumbents and would-be politicians place signs on her 40 acres and near the highway ...

Want to review each Crossroads stimulus award?
Below, you can read an extensive list that details each federal stimulus award granted the Crossroads as of Oct. 30. This list shows each agency that received money, and what that agency says it will do with the money. I've ...

The way appraisers value your home might change
I attended a Webinar this week that detailed proposed state constitutional amendments that could change the way appraisers value your home. Here's a handout from two state legislators who propose the changes. I will follow with a story next week. ...

Ticketed for having your bumper over the curb?
A concerned reader e-mailed me to say: My husband and I walked out to find a parking violation notice on my husband's vehicle. The violation was for parking on the sidewalk. The fine is $118. The bumper of the suburban ...

Care to read the proposed health care bill?
With U.S. health care reform looming, much is said for and against the Obama plan. When talking heads debate, it's difficult to decipher the rhetoric from meaningful points. Here's a link to the lengthy health care bill so you can ...

Did city fade out its brush, limb pickup service?
I received this e-mail from a concerned reader: “This morning I called for brush pickup and limb collection. I was trying to make an appointment so that when our trees are trimmed on Saturday the mess would not sit there ...

Track stimulus money spent in Crossroads
A handful of reporters and I participated this week in training that taught ways to track stimulus money awarded and spent in the Crossroads -- as well as how to investigate the contractors awarded with contracts. The training just skimmed ...

Transcript: Cornyn’s questions of Sotomayor
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former Texas Supreme Court Justice, questioned Judge Sonia Sotomayor today during her confirmation hearing. Below is the transcript of their exchange. CORNYN: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good ...

Understand new hike, bike trail signs?
I've reported on the new (awesome, I might add) hike-and-bike trail, and on the confusion some have regarding who has the right-of-way at crossings: trail users or motorists? New signs, pointed at motorists on Miori Lane and presumably the other ...