South Texas Fishing Report



The South Texas temperatures are scorching hot, but fishing is still a hit at area lakes and coastlines. Here is a look at five area South Texas lakes as well as a few coastlines as we continue our weekly Fishing Reports for our avid fishermen and bass clubs in the area. Braunig- Water clear. Black bass are slow. Striped bass […]

Pleasanton FFA at district leadership lab



McMullen County JV volleyball report




The JV Cowgirls faced the Benavides Lady Eagles on Tuesday September 18th. The Cowgirls were able to slip past the Benavides squad with 25-22 and 26-24 victories and dominate the Hawkins squad on Friday. The youthful Cowgirls improve their overall Stats: Calli Cruz-2 kills, 3 digs; Mahala Harper-3 digs; Heather Haines-2 aces, 2 kills, 3 digs; Taryn Walker-1 kill, 5 […]

Junior High Cowgirls Volleyball Results




The McMullen County Junior High Cowgirls had a very successful week of volleyball. The 8th grade A-team and 7th grade B-team Cowgirls were victorious while the C-team was defeated by the Stacey squad. The 8th grade Cowgirls were barely able to get past the Stacey Lady Eagles in the first set 25-23 but dominated in the second coming out with […]

Hunting season fire-wise reminder



Okay hunters. ‘Tis the season but it’s still pretty dry out there around those dove fields. Everyone can help prevent human-caused wildfires in the great outdoors of Texas by observing fire restrictions, by using spark arresters on all power equipment and by not parking on road shoulders where a hot catalytic converter could ignite dry grass. Enjoy the hunt, but […]

Class offered for Amateur radio license



Atascosa County Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring an Amateur Extra Radio License Class this fall. The class will be held for four Saturdays: October 27, November 3, 10 & 17 at the Fixed Base Operations building at the Pleasanton Municipal Airport. Classes will be held from 9 am through 5 pm each Saturday. This class is for any Amateur Radio […]

FSA Guaranteed Loan Program update



(Uvalde, Texas), September 24, 2012 –Sara Webb, County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Loan Manager, announced that guaranteed farm ownership loan funds for Fiscal Year 2012 have been exhausted. Farmers and ranchers in Texas received $37.5 million in guaranteed farm ownership loans this fiscal year. “Fiscal Year 2013 begins on October 1, 2012, and we anticipate that guaranteed farm […]

The Way I See It

1967: Hurricane Beulah

Reading over our Flashback column by our own Esther Pokladnik I was reminded about a time in my life. (Don’t know about you, but I love going back in time and reading the snippets of information she gleans each week from our old issues of the Express). This “flashback” moment was that of the largest hurricane that I remember – […]

Solutions

Energy Independence

This is a rich and blessed country, beautiful vistas, exceptional people, and bountiful resources. So would someone please tell me why, why aren’t we energy independent? Considering that America is a top producer of oil, gas, coal, and uranium. Windswept plains and prairies, coastlines with sea breezes, sun baked deserts, rushing waters, active geothermal areas, and a world leading agricultural […]

State Capital Highlights

Texas receives clean water funds from EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week announced its award of $57,041,000 to the Texas Water Development Board to support the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program. The funds are for loan assistance to eligible water systems for infrastructure improvements needed “to ensure safe drinking water is available to Texas residents.” The fund program was established under the Safe Drinking […]