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View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: Texas has lots of counties because it's big
Texas counties were organized so that centers of government were within a day's ride of most of the population.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: Not many cast-iron pipelines for natural gas left in...
All of Atmos Energy's cast iron natural gas pipelines in Abilene should be replaced by the end of 2015.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: City Council contact information
Getting in touch with members of the City Council is not difficult.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: Dry times all around
Towns that buy water from Abilene have to follow the city's water conservation plan.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: The answer is in the cards
A psychic - or maybe a historian - is needed to find out if Jeane Dixon warned people of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: Quietest place in Abilene is probably in the country
An area south of the prisons is the most isolated and rural, if not the quietest, place within the city limits.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: Are we there yet?
Don't count on seeing mileage sign posts unless you're on the interstate.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: Don't blink or you might miss Stith
Getting to Stith is not hard if you're on the right road and don't blink often.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: Ants driving infested areas crazy
Crazy ants were first discovered in Texas near Houston in 2002 and have spread to more than 25 counties.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: Abandon mobile homes in the event of tornadoes
Tornado safety guidelines haven't changed for mobile home dwellers.
View ArticleGreg Jaklewicz: Saying goodbye and thanks again to Marine vet David Andrews
The flag draping Dave's casket was carefully and deliberately folded, stripes to stars, by two Marines before being presented to his widow, Mary.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: Parked car, P-47 fighter were casualties of 1944 crash...
The pilot of a World War II fighter plane safely bailed out after his plane went into an uncontrollable spin during a simulated dogfight.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: 'Just deserts' often misspelled
A dessert might be a just desert for someone as a reward for doing something good.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: Siren controversy quiets down
Abilene's siren system was designed to warn of an nuclear attack, not tornadoes, but was disconnected more than 20 years ago.
View ArticleLarry the Answer Guy: This answer 'ain't chopped liver'
The phrase "What am I, chopped liver?" has its roots in Jewish food.
View ArticleGreg Jaklewicz: Here's to you, students who are success stories
We are reaching another of those milestones in our small family.
View ArticleCampaign rundown: Filibuster anniversary and signs in the sky
The Democratic faithful rallied around their Texas nominees for governor and lt. governor.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Economic boom is pounding Texas' roads
Fuel efficient and electric vehicles may be putting Texas roads in a pinch.
View ArticleBig Country Journal: Corks, bowling balls and more crafted into art
Big Country Journal
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Groups want to rein in state government spending
A coalition of conservative action groups want to rein in the state.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Texas' water plan called into question
A study suggests Texas overestimated its water needs.
View ArticleLawmakers want cutting-edge technology at the border
Congressional lawmakers seek to deploy cutting-edge technology to immigration officials along the U.S. border.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Children at border not bringing new diseases, officials say
Despite concerns, children coming across the border do not appear to be bringing new diseases with them.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Senate's focus hinges on change in leadership
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst gives out the last of the charges for state senators to look after before the next legislative session starts.
View ArticleEthics suggestion: Have lawmakers record lobbyists' gifts
A conservative firebrand suggests that lawmakers keep track of expenses that lobbyists spend on them.
View ArticleGroup that went after Gov. Perry has complaint for AG candidate
The group that drew the original complaint against Gov. Rick Perry has another complaint out against the Republican candidate for Texas attorney general.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: State group brings left, right together for criminal justice...
Matthew Waller: A new coalition of liberal and conservative policy and advocacy groups has formed.
View ArticleDavis' support among women not to be taken for granted
State Sen. Wendy Davis may have ground to make up among women.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Debates end, politicking goes on
The debate season in Texas has ended. The politicking has not.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Texas polls show varied opinions on abortion
AUSTIN â The U.S. Supreme Court this past week allowed a judge to block part of Texas' controversial new abortion law.
View ArticleWindmill Country: FFA gala sows seeds of hope
This yearâs theme â We go all out for agriculture â is on banners greeting more than 60,000 FFA members to Louisville, Kentucky, this weekend for the 87th convention and expo at the Kentucky...
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Low Texas political involvement a trend all sides want to end
The election is upon us. Whether many Texans participate is another issue.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: New social services approach looks at both parent, child
A new study touts a two-generation approach to help people get out of poverty
View ArticleSnow nowhere vs. snow everywhere: A Buffalo tale from Abilene
Sunday's 0.2 inches of snow in Abilene is nothing like what happened back in Timothy Chipp's hometown of Buffalo, New York.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Texas leaders prep for expenses from Obama immigration action
It's highly unlikely immigrants with a new legal status can claim Medicaid or food stamps, as a state senator worried.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Measuring border security is a difficult task
Texas is trying to use law enforcement to secure its border, although gauging border security is no simple task.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Oil prices may bring Texas economic slump, but not dire,...
Economists say the drop in oil prices may hurt Texas, but the situation may not need to cause panic.
View ArticleDear Abby 1/19/2015
How does one help family, friends cope with relationship with much older man?
View ArticleMatthew Waller: State Capitol sees many âspecial days'
Rattlesnakes, trucks, seniors can all have their day in Austin
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Texas growing by 1,000 a day can be a complex number
Coming to the state versus born in the state still means a strain on infrastructure
View ArticleExperiencing the final frontier at Space Day Texas at the Capitol
Visitors get to experience the final frontier from Earth
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Texas has bright solar potential, governor's office says
Of course, Texas won't be relying on a single source of energy any time soon
View ArticleEducation Notebook: Craig Middle student receives Carson Scholarship award
Feisi Fang, an eighth-grade student, earned a $1,000 award from the national scholarship program.
View ArticleMatthew Waller: Proposed study would look at statewide water grid, market
State leaders aren't slacking off in their search for a solution to the state's long-term water woes.
View ArticleMatt Waller: What new tax cuts mean to average Texan
What new tax cuts mean to average Texan
View ArticlePolitical Notebook
Candidate is running for GOP nomination for Texas' 19th Congressional District.
View ArticleDear Abby 8/10/2016
How does couple tell distant relatives who want to visit that spare bedroom is now a "fun fantasy adult room"?
View ArticleAbbott says abortion fight in Texas is far from over
The 2017 legislative session is still about 90 days away, but Gov. Greg Abbott has already promised to open a battlefront on one of the most contentious issues in modern politics.
View ArticleJOHN MORITZ: Even when Democrats ruled, Texas was never a ‘blue state’
Even when Democrats ruled, Texas was never a 'blue state'
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