States continue move toward alternatives to incarceration

Facing South

As the Post reports, Texas has become an example a state successfully slowing down jail population growth: Texas is a case in point. From 1978 to 2004, ...



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Exxon sees no impact from Beaumont FCC upset

Reuters

... Texas , refinery on Saturday had no impact on production. The FCC's south wet gas compressor was shut Saturday night after a part on the unit broke ...



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New unidentified insect pest damaging South Texas cotton

AgNews

... damage to Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton fields already battered by an extended drought, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service cotton expert. ...

What are some medicinal herbs found in South Texas?
Q. Can you please name at least 3 medicinal herbs found in deep South Texas and cite your where you got your info from? Please and thank you!
Asked by Riot! - Wed Feb 25 20:58:14 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Passion flower- purple flower with thin narrow petals grows on vines usually in roshedge bushes- Boiled into a tea it calms you and helps you sleep - Read about it in Native American Herb book Horehound- small clover like ground cover with tiny purple flowers-helps with sorethroat - Same book Thats all I can think of
Answered by Texas76 - Fri Feb 27 14:12:31 2009

is a yellow tuna caught off texas south coast ? a fifh that looks like a spanish mackmel around 18 inches lo?
Q. is a yellow tuna, about 20 ins. good to eat . caught off the coast of south Texas? Also a fish looking like a spanish m ackel good to eat, also caught off the coast of Texas?
Asked by marylee831@att.net - Sat Jun 21 13:42:23 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. That sounds like a bonito. They look like really fat spanish mackerel. I've caught tons of them but I've never eaten one. I've heard that most people don't like the taste of them. If you want, cook one up and try it for yourself. Fillet it and you'll notice a dark line running through the fillet. Cut the dark line out and only cook the light meat. Let me know how it tastes and maybe I'll eat one too. :)
Answered by Zara Pup - Sat Jun 21 13:52:05 2008

Can a dogwood tree tolerate the south Texas elements?
Q. If so, when is the best time to plant? Thanks!
Asked by Tracie G - Wed Oct 17 11:28:56 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Dogwoods are picky little trees that can be hard to get established when transplanting. They are native to my part of Texas (East) and they are all over the woods, but I have never had any luck getting a bought one to grow in my yard. They say they like acidic soil (same as azaleas), so they should be heavily mulched with pine bark or pine straw (that's acidic). They are understory trees, which means they typically grow under other larger trees to block out some of the hottest sun. The perfect situation is to put them under pine trees--that way they get the acid soil and the shade. If you don't have any larger trees around your planting site, and it gets no shade from the house or other structures, the tree may not tolerate it. … [cont.]
Answered by arklatexrat - Wed Oct 17 11:39:55 2007