Day: August 3, 2026
Under a canopy of warm and sunny skies, more than 450 registered participants rolled out in over 150 festively decorated golf carts for the Bolivar Peninsula Golf Cart Poker Run. The highly anticipated event kicked off bright and early as carts began lining up at José’s Restaurant starting at 7:30 a.m., setting the stage for […]
The Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual Tax-Free weekend. Qualifying items can be purchased tax free from a Texas store or from an online or catalog seller doing business in Texas. […]
Gift cards are the undisputed heavyweights of polite obligation, functioning as tiny, prepaid rectangles of good intentions that we hand to each other before quietly condemning them to a dusty drawer, a coat pocket, or the shadowy underworld of the junk drawer. In fact, Americans are currently sitting on a staggering $23 billion to $27 […]
(Galveston News, August 10, 1966)Once there was a proposal to build a combination bridge and tunnel across Bolivar roads. The proposal, which would have linked the Island with Bolivar Peninsula, would have cost $14 million at the time. But when it was submitted to a vote in 1947, taxpayers had a choice of a tunnel […]
(And the One Answer That Changes Everything) Almost every conversation with a new borrower begins with the same two questions: First: What is your rate? Second: How much is this going to cost me? They are the right questions, but they are really one question. A rate means little unless you also know what it […]
I almost couldn’t get my boat out of the water the other day. Low tide and high wind combined to make the ramp where I launched very short. Oh, I had a backup plan, which involved calling my wife on my cell phone and having her come to the ramp where I launched and driving […]
Surface water temperature is 87 degrees. This week the fishing was not as consistent as in previous weeks, as we have battled the SW winds, which have East Galveston Bay stirred up. One day we do well and the next day it is a struggle to find keepers. We are finding a few trout and […]
We’ve all bought into the postcard lie. You lean back in your folding chair, prop your feet up, close your eyes, and prepare to be lulled to sleep by the gentle rhythm of crashing ocean waves. Then the Gulf Coast wind kicks in. Within thirty seconds, a rogue 25-mph gust sweeps across the dunes, bringing […]
It took awhile to arrange, but we finally pulled it off! This summer, our family has been extremely busy. It’s not always easy to get everybody together at the same time, especially during summer. And so, it happened on Father’s Day that no one was around to celebrate. They did manage though to all call […]
From the official establishment of federal protective services and historic space and computing advancements to somber wartime decisions and landmark civil rights legislation, this seven-day span reflects the dynamic evolution of the United States. Exploring these anniversaries offers a fascinating look at the foundational events that continue to shape the nation’s identity. August 4 August […]