Read story West Oso residents ask DA for probe Residents in the West Oso Independent School District have initiated a petition drive asking District Attorney Carlos Valdez to seek a court of inquiry to investigate issues within the district. Obituaries Sports Refugio reigns at state meet Associated Press Refugio's Matt McKinney competes in the boys' Class 2A shot put at the UIL state track and field meet in Austin. McKinney set a new Class 2A state record with a throw of 65 feet. McKinney finished second in Class 2A in discus with a throw of 174-10. The competition was far from over at Friday's University Interschlastic League state track and field championships, but David McKinney's anxiety had diminished long before the sun began to set.
Residents find alternatives to the weekly mowing routine.
Editorials An already-shaky FBI faces a new debacle Acknowledgment of the agency's mishandling of evidence in McVeigh case represents another blow to its prestige, credibility. Committed to coverage to the finish Special section recaps election recount story. The summer of John Kittredge John W. Kittredge, in charge of the Union blockade on the Texas coast in 1862, captured blockade runners, burned salt works, destroyed warehouses, and kept the coast in a frenzy of fear. Joe Salem's heart was as big as it had ever been during his last years even when the rest of his body couldn't keep up. The Great Texas Birding Classic took place last week.