At its most basic, an aquifer is a layer of rock, sand, gravel, or soil that can store and transmit groundwater. 68% of the world’s freshwater is...

PreK twin brothers, Callan and Brixton Simmons, celebrate Halloween early this year. They were on patrol last weekend after Friday night rainstorm...

I want to live in Candyland. With trick-or-treat right around the corner, I’m about to find out if I do.There’s probably a PhD candidate somewhere...

Folks have long used 50 gallon drums to collect a little bit of rainwater from their gutters, but anyone who has this set up knows that even a...

Sometime in 1979, I was visiting my grandparents and reading through my Grandad’s National Geographic magazines when I came across an article...

Proposed Texas Constitutional Amendment 4 would create a permanent funding stream for water infrastructure, generating about $1 billion dollars per year from sales taxes...

Fans of the University of Texas football program are accustomed to seeing Bevo the longhorn mascot standing placidly in the end zone at football...

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This is my manifesto to myself. I’m no longer available for shrinking.For biting my tongue just to keep the peace.For apologizing for my truth, my...

As I’m sure most of you are aware, I run. A LOT. While my weekly/monthly/yearly mileage peaked in 2018 at 3275 miles total and has since dropped as...

The Fort Clark Springs Association (FCSA) is at a crossroads. With the preliminary budget for FY25-26 projecting a net loss of $266,635, and only...

There comes a moment in every soul’s journey when the heart whispers one thing and the mind groans another. It is a tug-of-war that leaves us torn...

We live in a world obsessed with trimming branches. We cut away the pieces of ourselves that appear too wild, too unruly, too broken for the eyes...

In elementary school, one of the basic “TEKS” (3rd Grade, SE 13D) states that students are to “investigate and describe some of the unique life...

The Brackett News-Mail reported the death of one of the pioneers of Kinney County in the June 22, 1917 issue.   Mr. John Herzing died at the age of...