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By Jim “Pappy” Moore   On TV and online, I see many people who think cotton was picked in America exclusively by Black people. This is a major misunderstanding of life in America. My father and his three brothers’ history attests to this fact. They were born in the 1920s and 1930s. They came from…

By Paul Cobler and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune April 30, 2026 The large signs outside of gas stations across Texas intended to catch drivers’ eyes are lately doing so for all the wrong reasons. At a Valero gas station in Edinburg, Reynaldo Zarazoa, who installs tile for a living and has to haul tools…

By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune April 27, 2026 Asked by the Texas Legislature to investigate last summer’s deadly flood at Camp Mystic, Casey Garrett recounted the harrowing early-morning hours as the Guadalupe River surged through cabins and reached deadly heights. Lawmakers at the Capitol hearing sat attentive Monday as Garrett methodically offered one of…

April 27, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.62/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 5.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 94.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore You may have heard that former Astros player and manager Phil Garner passed away. He was my age. I got to know Phil in the early 1980s when he first came to Houston in 1981 to play for the Astros. I was living in Kingwood. He hired a downtown law firm…

Michael Alphin has announced his resignation as Superintendent of Schools for the Harmony Independent School District. An Agreement has been reached which allows Mr. Alphin the ability to pursue other interests and permits the Board to pursue hiring another Superintendent. The Board and Mr. Alphin have entered into the Agreement believing it is in their…

Upshur County Sheriff’s Office 10h  · On April 23,2026, the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office responded to Union Hill ISD campus for an incident involving threatening statements made by a student. Due to the serious nature of the threats and the impact on the school community, the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office was immediately notified. The student…

April 20, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 16.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.61/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 0.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 96.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore   Stay with me. This is worth the trip.   What is the most annoying part of going to see a doctor?   For me it is never knowing how long you’re going to wait in that waiting area with perhaps dozens of others all waiting to see your doctor.  …