Spring has brought the blessings of rain and the trauma of storms (twisters) in the past two weeks. Nature has her way of soothing us and scaring us.

AUSTIN— The growth of industrial-scale users of power could strain the Texas power grid, ERCOT’s chief announced last week. The Dallas Morning News reported Pablo Vegas, the agency’s CEO, said bitcoin miners and artificial intelligence data centers going in across the state, as well as industrial growth in the Permian Basin, could create the need for a massive buildup of power transmission lines in the future.

As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.

If a quilt is not a labor of love, it’s probably not a quilt. Nothing says love quite like a quilt — especially a friendship quilt with the names of the makers embroidered on the squares.

Last Sunday night, Lubbock’s KCBD-TV aired a First Alert Weather Extra segment to help prepare viewers for severe weather season. The piece not only offered practical tips for storm preparedness, but included clips from the station’s June 22, 2023 poststorm coverage in Matador and other sites affected by the June 21 tornado system and updates from Mayor Pat Smith and resident Anthony Boyd on how recovery is progressing. For those who missed the live broadcast, the segment is archived for viewing at https://www.kcbd.com/2024/04/28/matadors-recoverywhat- you-need-know-storm-season-tonight-5-pm-10-pmkcbd/

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As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.

In the regular monthly meeting of the Briscoe County Commissioners Court on March 11, in open forum commissioners discussed contacting nonprofit entities for donating surplus supplies from the county. Jack Wellman stated that he would like to have Briscoe County start donating door prizes at conferences.

“I think I am only 57, but the paperwork does not back this up. I don’t feel old because your inside self doesn’t age.” – writer Anne Lamott (age 70) Last week after visiting a friend in an assisted living facility, I was reminded of many such trips to see my paternal grandmother in the 1970s and ’80s.

As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.