Opinion

Having grown up and worked in the Houston area for many years, I can vouch for some of these findings, but I'm scratching my head on some others. The three Texas cities listed below have come up in a survey of the best and worst cities to have a picnic, and they were not on the "best" side of the ledger if you know what I mean. Bear with me here.

There it is, AT&T Stadium, the house that Jerry built, the home of my team, the world-famous Dallas Cowboys, plus major concerts, and other entertainment options throughout the year. I have yet to see a game inside the Mother Ship as we lovingly call AT&T Stadium, not because I don't want to go to a live NFL game, but simply because... who can afford it?

Not just Arkansas, the same warning goes out to seven other states including Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado. The Texas Brown Tarantula mating season is upon us and the boys are looking for mates, and we don't mean their best buddies.

When you're taking a road trip through Arkansas this summer or any town for that matter pulling into a gas station to pump gas has become very dangerous.

I cannot believe it's been 5 years this week since my son Tyler and I along with our friends and the Scouts of Texarkana's Crew 3 went on our "Epic Western Expedition," a 9-day trek across the Southwest United States that checked off a bunch of items on my personal bucket list and allowed me to take what could be the best picture of my life, so far.

First off, let me say I didn't get taken, thank goodness, I recognized it for what it was early enough in the process that I saved myself the hassle and expense. This story though, is for those who haven't yet encountered it so you know what to look for.

My wife Donna and I had another chance last weekend to fly those Geek flags high at the massive event held each year in Big D known as Fan Expo Dallas 2024. What a madhouse, in a good way.

You know my love for Buc-ee's when traveling, as of today the largest Buc-ee's in the world is once again right where it should be, in the Great State of Texas. And, in the place these jumbo travel centers began, in Luling, (pronounced Loo-ling). The ribbon cutting was today, and the Governor was there for it.

So many folks are seriously concerned about climate change these days that it's enough to make you sweat bullets before the real heat even gets here. Maybe you didn't notice how hot it was yesterday? Did you know we broke a record for the heat on Tuesday, May 7? We did.

Do you watch those Bigfoot shows on TV, follow the Bigfoot social media channels, or maybe watch video clips on YouTube? Does the idea of hunting cryptids give you the willies, in a good way? If the answer was yes to any of these questions, and you didn't go to last weekend's Fouke Monster Festival, then maybe you should make the effort next time. It was pretty cool.

Have you ever heard of Round Top, Texas? Most people have not, but back in February my nephew, Will Lynde, hosted and performed at a venue there I can only describe as magical. It's called the Round Top Festival Institute, and lucky you, I took pictures.

Texarkana Arkansas Police have alerted us to a new scam that you should know about, especially if you're a business owner here in Texarkana.