The chief of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas told state lawmakers recently that the state’s power demand could nearly double in just six years. The reasons: population growth, new requests for grid connections, and a rise in requests from data centers and other heavy users.

The infectious disease measles is not new. A Persian doctor published the first written accounts of the disease in the 9th century. The contagion has been impacting lives ever since. I ramble here because I hate leaving out interesting facts.

Drought conditions across the state dropped a percentage point in May compared to the previous month, with 26% of the state in some stage of drought, primarily in West and South Texas and parts of the Panhandle.

Some of us feel that at least parts of our lives are hard now. Volume 1 of Madison County history gives details about challenging times.

On May 1, we kicked off the current Museum exhibit entitled Families. Now it’s fairly complete. We plan to begin dismantling it July 27. It is mostly photos, old and new, a couple of family cookbooks, and one family tee shirt. You may still add to it.

Residents in a total of 35 Texas counties now qualify for individual disaster assistance following a series of severe storms and flooding that began in late April, The Dallas Morning News reported. “I thank our federal partners and emergency response personnel across our great state who are working tirelessly to protect and support their fellow Texans,” Gov.

North Zulch Progressive Club was organized in 1929 and federated in 1932. Composed of local females, it emphasized community service, God, and country, though there was a social aspect. It began with 12 charter members and 28 were added later.

House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, narrowly won re-election in a hotly contested runoff race and has vowed to seek his third term as speaker, drawing threats from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to oppose any of his supporters in the 2024 primary.

Scott’s Drug occupied the structure in the middle of the east side of our Town Square, where David Hammitt now practices law. I garnered facts below via writings of the late Rosa Allphin (1922-2018).

Seven Texas counties have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for grants for emergency work and replacement of disaster-damaged public infrastructure, after severe weather and flooding struck much of Deep East Texas, Gov. Gregg Abbott’s office reported. Counties eligible for FEMA’s Public Assistance program include Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker.