Starr County: Four Hundred Years of Solitude
How an ancient web of families survived empires, borders, and outsiders Starr County survived four hundred years of solitude because nobody there was ever truly alone. The Web Beneath the
A recent article said Texas roads are melting; our government says that is part of the new design.
Texas Announces Roads Are Not Melting, Just Becoming More Flexible AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Transportation denied reports that Texas highways are melting, insisting the pavement is merely entering
Iran wanted to operate a tollbooth. Trump apparently wants 20 percent of everything in the truck.
Trump is proposing a much larger charge than the one associated with Iran. – Most people would call it Protection Money. Iran never published one clear universal rate. It said
While Abbott was watching the river for human invaders, the invaders flew over the river.
By pandering to those who want to make America White Again, Greg Abbott focused on the wrong invaders. Now our state may suffer tens of billions of dollars in damage
Markwayne Mullin – the White man who is Native American
The Trail That Did Not Lead to a Card My family followed a different trail. It began in New Mexico in the 1600s, around Albuquerque and Bernalillo, in a country
Latinos for Trump are learning that history tends to repeat itself. I can’t feel sorry for stupid.
They Thought the Net Was for Someone Else Latinos for Trump got what they wished for—and more. Many apparently believed immigration raids would sweep up only the “bad hombres”: criminals,
screwworm update
New World screwworm update — Texas and U.S. As of 6 p.m. Central Time on July 10, 2026, USDA had confirmed 35 animal infestations in the United States: 34 in
I am nearly Trump’s age, and the doctor did not give me a cognitive test; how can I prove that I am a genius?
The Test I Wasn’t Given I went for my physical. Blood pressure.Weight.Pulse.The usual old-man inspection. Nobody asked me to draw a clock.Nobody asked me to remember five words.Nobody asked me
27th Division, 102nd Medical Battalion, WWII
What the 102nd Medical Battalion Did The image on the left is my uncle, Armando Barrera, and my father, Manuel Barrera. The newspaper made a mistake; their father’s name was
Was it HPD or Constable’s Pct 6 who notified ICE?
There is a question that the newspapers and news media have not asked: who supplied the tip and why? Who can the community trust? HPD and Constable 6 need to
Review – 2024 FX/Hulu Shōgun
SHŌGUN (HULU/FX) — A MASTERPIECE OF STORYTELLING, ROOTED IN HISTORY RATING: 8.5/10 Shōgun is the best historical drama on television in years. It pulls you into 17th-century Japan with a
When does a car become a weapon?
Police shoot thousands of people yearly, yet very seldom is the reason that a car was used as a weapon. Going back ten years, The New York Times found that
“McNamara’s Morons.”
Sometimes one runs into an article that just grabs one’s attention. When I saw “Project 100,000,” I was curious. What I found is disgusting about how our country treats its
Thirty-eight times and counting that is how many Times Trump has claimed to have ended the war with Iran.
Thirty-Eight Trips Around Jericho According to the Old Testament, the Israelites marched around Jericho for seven days. On the seventh day, they circled the city seven times. The trumpets sounded.
J T Canales, Investigation of the Texas Rangers 1919
. Not much has changed in the last one hundred years; we still have men in masks terrorizing Latinos, men disappearing, dying before they get to jail or detention. They
A conspiracy, or are they capable of doing it?
The Surveyors No one noticed when the billionaires stopped buying islands. There was no need. They had already purchased the governments. The public believed the world’s wealthiest men were racing
Free World Cup in Houston, Texas – Telemundo
Free TV – especially good if you are bilingual or Spanish-speaking. Since 1978, Meme has lived without cable. Not because he could not get it. Because one day the cable
Texas Borderland Mystery
The New Mexico Clue The first clue did not look like a clue. It was only a line in an old census, the kind of record most people would pass
In 1920 or 2026, not much has changed for one who is brown in the land of the Whites.
Over the past months, I have been digging into my ancestry. My ancestors were here before Texas became a Republic. That history matters, because two hundred years of hate toward
My predictions for the games today, futbol
Yesterday I did no better than a coin toss and relied on AI to verify who I believed would win. Unfortunately, my desire for the USA to win overcame what