By Guest Editorialist Paul Lazzaro IS INCORPORATION STILL NECESSARY because, for the first time in Texas history, the state legislature passed a law that will prevent a municipality anywhere in Texas from exercising a forced annexation of territory without the voters in that territory approving the accession in advance? YES! YES! YES! THE WOODLANDS NEEDS […]
The Woodlands and Austin, June 20 – On May 24, 2019, suburban citizens breathed a major sigh of relief when Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 347 into law, which, for the first time in Texas history, will prevent a municipality anywhere in Texas from exercising a forced annexation of territory without the voters […]
John Hill Wertz, Guest Book Reviewer to The Golden Hammer George P. Mitchell and The Idea of Sustainability by Jurgen Schmandt Just the title “Sustainability” alone conjures up the concept of “limitations”. In the introduction and utilizing the “history repeats itself” cliché, the author refers to the medieval concept by Garret Hardin of the “Tragedy of the […]
The Woodlands, June 16 – Two contractors were injured when fire broke out Thursday evening in the more than 10,000 square foot home where they were working on Palmer Crest Drive in The Woodlands. The 2-alarm fire brought more than a dozen fire companies to the scene from The Woodlands Fire Department and surrounding agencies, along […]
The Woodlands, May 30 – On May 30, 2019, at about 5:00 p.m., the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Sunset Springs Park located at 35 South Dreamweaver Circle, The Woodlands, in reference to a shooting. When Deputies arrived, they discovered a young adult black male with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. […]
Conroe, May 30 – Detectives with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Homicide/Violent Crimes Unit are continuing their investigation regarding the stabbing that happened on May 28, 2019 at the Plantation Apartments. At this point in the investigation, the victim has been identified as Austin Bryce Utley, a 30 year old white male. The employee of the […]
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS (AP) — Scott McCarron won the Insperity Invitational on Sunday for his 10th PGA TOUR Champions victory and second in three weeks. The 53-year-old McCarron held off Scott Parel by two strokes, closing with a 5-under 67 to finish at 17-under 199 and match Fred Couples (2010) for the best score since the […]
The Woodlands, April 22 – Joanne Berndt committed criminal trespass and theft of political signs advertising against the Conroe Independent School District’s $807 million bond and tax hike from her neighbor’s front yard at least twice on April 20 and 21, 2019, as caught on video footage from a security camera at her neighbor’s home […]
Image: Conroe Independent School District (CISD) Board President Datren Williams unleashed a threat against The Woodlands if the citizens dare vote down the $807 million CISD bond package and tax hike: CISD will implement a massive rezoning. Of course, Williams didn’t disclose that the rezoning will occur regardless of the outcome of the bond referendum […]
The Woodlands, March 9 – On Friday March 8, 2019, at about 4:00 PM, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a report of “Shots Fired” at an office building in the 2100 block of Buckthorne Place, The Woodlands Texas. Responding Deputies were notified that the alleged shooter had shot one victim and fled the […]
