Public Service / Charity

The Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation compiled a whole bunch of data to evaluate children's well being in each of the 50 United States of America in 4 different categories. For the 4th year in a row, when it comes to kids, the land of enchantment didn't look very enchanted.

Guadalupe River State Park, located near San Antonio, is going through some changes and it may be a little more than you can handle. Swimming is still allowed in the river but officials don't recommend it.

‘Mija, Yes You Can’ will be awarding scholarships to eligible women and girls in the greater El Paso area who are ready to take on their academic journey in summer or fall 2025.

I'm seriously going to see if I can have either the definition of El Paso changed from "The Pass" to "Under Construction" or our entire city named changed to Los Barriles de Naranja. Here are some projects guaranteed to annoy you somehow over the next couple of weeks ...

El Paso is helping to lower the number of drunk drivers by offering free Uber rides to those who celebrate too much. At the same time though, the city has a policy in place that sort of encourages drunk driving.

Garages are not usually as well insulated as the rest of the house and can heat up big time. Cracking the garage door a little can help the garage vent and keep the rest of the house a little cooler so your AC doesn't work as hard, thus saving you a few bucks.

We all get the same, standard rap from the flight attendants when traveling by air. The exits are located here, place your bags in the overhead compartment, no smoking, here's how the life vest and air masks work, etc, etc...

You now need a Real ID to do several things including travel by air. You aren't totally hosed if you haven't gotten one yet though, there are ways to get around this. Several other documents will work if you don't yet have the new "Real ID".

El Paso, Texas and the rest of the USA saw record setting temps. They were crazy in 2023 and then went even higher in '24. We were even named the 3rd fastest warming city in the USA. There's no telling what 2025 will bring but, even if it stays "normal", it will still be hot. Be sure you drink plenty of water and know the signs of dehydration.

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has made banning THC products a priority, calling them a "poison" and referring to his ban as a "life and death" matter. He's not backing off on this hellbent pursuit of a total ban but the lower house diluted his proposed bill a little.

Those funny "only at Walmart" photos of people wearing some ... "odd", shall we say ... clothing are hilarious. Wardrobe malfunctions don't just happen at Wally - world though. I've seen some whacky stuff on planes too and some major airlines have had enough.

Chisos Basin is a beautiful area, located within Big Bend State Park, about 326 miles from El Paso. It will soon be closed off to the public so make your plans and reservations ASAP.