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Don’t get so upset about the setup
I don’t attend many movies with groups anymore. more
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Joe Southern
Restore respect to America
Happy Independence Day everyone! more
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Curtis Honeycutt
Don’t get so upset about the setup
I don’t attend many movies with groups anymore. more
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SEC lifts ban on stadium alcohol sales, let’s celebrate
It was recently announced that schools in the Southeastern Conference can now determine whether or not they sell alcohol inside football stadiums this fall. more
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A colorful green sunfish on the end of a line in shallow water on the Frio River is one of eight varieties of sunfish found in Texas rivers’ lakes and streams. This one struck a small, equally colorful jig.
Simple fishing and simple times
I asked a new neighbor about his bumper sticker about saving Lake Travis. He asked why I was interested. more
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Joe Southern, mangaging editor
Find meaningful work with ‘The Proximity Principal’
It’s ironic that I carried around a preview copy of Ken Coleman’s book “The Proximity Principle” with me for about three months before finally carving out the time to read it. more
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What happened to ‘to be’?
The following is a scenario based on real events. Any names have been changed to avoid embarrassment and grammar-shaming. more
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Bringing up the rear
Cliff from Wilmington points out how I wrote recently that I was “raised in Oklahoma.” more
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Does anyone care about the moon?
Crickets. more
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Milford High School and Post 59 alumni Chris Colabello (left) and Cole McNanna trade stories after a Sugar Land Skeeters game against the Lancaster Barnstormers at Constellation Field.
A Milford reunion made sweeter in Sugar Land
Last Thursday’s venture to the Sugar Land Skeeters game was multidimensional for me. more
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David Ortiz shot, transferred to Boston
I do apologize first off for leaning on my Boston bias, but this situation jolted all of Major League Baseball and I figured worthy of column space not from me as a Red Sox fan but me as a baseball fan. more
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Legislature delivered on promises
The 86th Texas Legislature has recently completed its biannual task and lawmakers are now back at home serving their respective districts. more
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A blacktail rattlesnake was recently found in Jonestown, northwest of Austin. That viper is known as a native of the Big Bend country, but the distribution map and “A Field Guide to Texas Snakes” say it is found at the western edge of the Hill Country.
Weird wildlife abounds
Since one-third of the name of this column is Wildlife, it’s my duty from time to report on unusual critter cavortings. more
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The front cover of the 2019 version of Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine.
Ehlinger named cover boy
Before I first arrived in the Lone Star State, I had no idea the gravity Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine holds in Texas. more
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Woulda, coulda, shoulda used contractions
Americans like being the best at things. We’re the best at baseball, jazz, freedom, national parks—pretty much anything Ken Burns has already covered. more
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The Texas State Capitol.
Legislature rams through amendment making it easier to raise property taxes without adequate notice
This is a sad day in the history of governance in Texas.Saturday night, in less than an hour's time,  both houses of the Texas Legislature overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the property … more
Thank you for a wonderful year
The last high school sports seasons around the county came to a close at the end of last week with Sealy and Bellville baseball falling in the regional quarterfinal, so theoretically speaking, my job is done here so I’m gonna head home for the summer. more
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Excellent habitat conditions during last fall’s breeding season and continuing through the winter/spring gestation period have led wildlife professionals to predict a large, healthy fawn crop and better than average fawn survival – perhaps as high as 50%. Many does will birth twin fawns like these two.
Dawn of fawn season
We saw our first fawn on May 15. That seemed earlier than in some years. more
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Smoking is stupid and brings out the worst in people
It was recently announced that Walmart and Sam’s Clubs across the country will be raising the age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21, with an exception for active military with ID. more
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An apostrophe-free farmers market
I love this time of year for many reasons, but perhaps my favorite thing about early summer is the farmers market. more
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