My grandson who recently graduated from Mansfield High School, and started driving about eight months ago has been pulled over by the Mansfield police and accused of carrying, smoking or selling drugs. I know a lot of young men do these things, however my grandson is not one of them. The cops will say they smell marijuana in his vehicle, which is a complete lie. They then proceed to do an illegal search of his car, they never find anything, not weed. not drug paraphernalia, nothing. He has been stopped six times in six months. He has an older, very nice clean car.
AUSTIN - Recent heavy rains and flooding after Hurricane Dolly and Tropical Storm Edouard sent the Texas mosquito population soaring, the Texas Department of State Health Services reports.
The Lone Star State has received numerous accolades through the years in recognition of its prominence in a wide variety of areas. This demonstration of leadership is nowhere more evident than in the progress Texas has made over the past five years in creating jobs.
It’s a fair statement to say the wind really blows in Texas—especially out west where I live and along the Gulf Coast, where it seems to never end. It’s also true that the ongoing economic vitality of the state can only be realized if infrastructure improvements keep pace.
AUSTIN - President Bush on July 24 granted Gov. Rick Perry’s July 23 request for a Major Presidential Disaster Declaration as Hurricane Dolly walloped South Texas.
AUSTIN - Hurricane Dolly hit the Texas coast at South Padre Island on July 22, causing wind damage, power outages and flooding that affected an estimated 1.5 million people.
Second quarter reports related to the airline industry are now being released. The data clearly show that most passenger and cargo carriers are facing unprecedented challenges, and prospects for the immediate future don’t look much better.
The Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce has some fantastic members and I have enjoyed getting to know them during my employment. The chamber volunteers are truly the heart and soul of any chamber and I have watched in amazement at some of the hardest-working committees I have ever seen. The Ambassadors, the Women’s Division, the Pecan Festival and the golf tournament committees and divisions made this part of my career truly enjoyable.
Yesterday, a company came to my door and informed me that they would be cutting trees from power lines.
AUSTIN - The Public Utility Commission of Texas on July 17 approved a large-scale plan to transmit a high quantity of wind-generated power on new lines from West Texas and the Panhandle to metropolitan areas of the state.
