It’s Easy to Spend Someone Else’s Money — Especially When It’s $2 Billion When Houston Congressman Mickey Leland went to Washington and fought for money to feed hungry people, the
My father and uncle left home for the Army the day after Pearl Harbor. Other members of my family served in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. My grandson wears the uniform
The man on the album cover is holding the accordion (YouTube video below). The woman is nowhere in sight. Then track fifteen begins. Two women sing “Caricias Soñadoras,” an old
Ruben Ramos is one of the old timers for those who have been here in Texas listening to the Tejano sound, especially of yesteryear. It so happens that Ruben Ramos
Friday, July 31, 2026 — 6:35 a.m. Central There is no single audited national “most-read” list. The closest real-time measure is Google’s U.S. search activity, checked against major news organizations.
July 29, 2026 Houston may finally have discovered the secret to faster police response times: fewer people asking the police to respond. For years, city leaders struggled with long waits
I woke up from a dream in which I was trying to reassemble a robot. I had the pieces spread before me. Some belonged inside the chest. Others connected to
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,
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
Coming soon: the Canales Investigation Porvenir: The Law Did Not Knock Before daylight, Porvenir was only a small place trying to sleep. A few houses. A few families. Men who
This is a draft of what has been done, but it does not end there. Using historical records, Ancestry family lines, the Canales Investigation, WWI records of veterans from Starr
Cuando se habla de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, casi siempre se cuentan las mismas historias. Se habla de generales, presidentes, grandes batallas y decisiones tomadas en oficinas lejanas. Pero pocas
Three decades ago, my brother, Joel, interviewed my dad about his time in WWII. The interview was in Spanish and was audio-only. I don’t read Spanish, very little. So only
As the murder rate increases in Montgomery County, a sea of red, it will not surprise me that they will attempt to put the blame on Democrats. The interesting part
I make short little points, and the AI, Santigo, fills in the rest. He already knows about me, since I told him that one day we would be writing my
A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears. One day, many of the new immigrants who have embraced
Used to be the sparkling city by the sea, ya no. It likes to keep its name in the news now for a lot of bad reasons. The latest; The
Based on my DNA and research into our ancestors, our family carries the blood of many men and women who contributed to who we are. We cannot understand ourselves unless
The full moon I saw and will see again is a blue micromoon. Blue because two moons in one month, and micro because it is at the farthest from the
