A special meeting of the Sealy City Council was called Monday. The department heads of the city gave reports on how they handled the ice and snow last week, the problems they encountered and possible solutions for the city to be better prepared if this should happen again.
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Sealy Department Heads Give Report of Challenges Faced During Freezing Temperatures Last Week [VIDEO]
A special meeting of the Sealy City Council was called Monday. The department heads of the city gave reports on how they handled the ice and snow last week, the problems they encountered and possible solutions for the city to be better prepared if this should happen again.
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ERCOT Declares “End” To Texas “Emergency Conditions” Amid Warmer Weather
Texas power grid operator “ERCOT” officials lift emergency conditions today. They said, “we have left the last stage of emergency operations – so we’re completely back to normal operations as of now.”
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The Texas Power Outage Started With Bad Policy
The story of how Texas was brought to its knees by crippling cold weather leaving millions without power is a complex one, yet entirely predictable and avoidable.
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Texas Failed To Winterize Nuclear Plant Leading To Reactor Shut Down
How is it possible that a nuclear power plant in Texas had to shutter operations due to freezing weather, but nuclear power plants can operate without disruption in Russia? Simple – the South Texas Nuclear Power Station failed to winterize its facilities.
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Texas Frozen Chaos Becomes Global Oil Market Nightmare With 40% Of US Crude Production Offline
Even though Texas is doing everything in its power to contain the fallout that, it appears that the crisis is now spreading, because as a result of the persistent freeze and rampant “force majeueres” across the industry, more than 4 million barrels a day of output – almost 40% of the nation’s crude production – is now offline.
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How To Fight Deplatforming: Decentralize [VIDEO]
Meet the visionaries building a new, un-censorable, peer-to-peer web using the tools of encryption and cryptocurrency.
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Is Texas Facing A Humanitarian Crisis?
As people around Texas are being devastated by the freezing weather and power outages Texas might be facing a humanitarian crisis. Check out the images and videos in this article to see how people are faring in the state and the devastation that this freeze has wrought on others.
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3 Million Texans Without Power As Grid Chaos Continues Ahead Of Imminent Ice Storm
Power prices in Austin are erupting… Oncor Electric Delivery, Texas’ largest transmission and electric distribution utility, warns customers to “be prepared for additional outages and stay weather aware due to an active Winter Storm Warning.”
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Iran To Block Nuclear Inspections Starting Next Week If US Doesn’t Drop Sanctions
Iran’s government will have no choice but to limit nuclear inspections starting next week if the other parties to a 2015 nuclear deal do not cooperate with it, according to its foreign ministry.
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Most Give Up Twitter And Booze For Lent
Giving up social media or alcohol for Lent are by far the most common ways to engage in modern fasting before Easter, but, interest in (temporarily) swearing off meat is rising.
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Domestic Disturbance/Arson In Wallis
Last night at approximately 11:53 PM, Wallis Fire was dispatched to the 6600 block of Harry St in reference to a house fire. The 911 dispatcher advised that the estranged spouse, identified as Michael Ray Cardenas, had set her home on fire and threatened to kill her. Wallis Fire, with an assist from Sealy Fire Department, was able to extinguish the flames inside the residence, that was severely damaged by the fire. Cardenas is now in custody and charged with Arson, Attempted Murder, Assault on a Peace Officer, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Tampering with Evidence.
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2011 Report Warned of Texas Grid Freeze Vulnerabilities, Yet Nothing Was Done [VIDEO]
An August 2011 report warned that Texas could experience power outages, like we’re experiencing right now, due to weaknesses in our grid caused by freezing temperatures yet nothing was done to prepare.
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Energy Trader: We’ve Officially Hit “Holy S*it Levels”. Texas Power Grid is Straining Under the Cold From Power Usage
The Texas power grid is straining under the cold from power usage.
As the day has progressed, amid deteriorating weather forecasts and no let up in demand (despite ERCOT’s urgings), a trader at a Houston energy firm sums the situation up as eloquently and succinctly as ever: “we’ve officially hit the ‘Holy F****** S*** Levels’ here…” As a result of this, Texas power grid operator ERCOT, has issued a statement warning of an “energy emergency” and threatening “rotating outages” just when residents need the power to heat their homes the most… -
Sealy Mayor Issues State of Disaster for Sealy, TX
The Sealy Mayor, Carolyn Bilski, issued a state of disaster order for the City of Sealy yesterday and posted the notice to the city’s Facebook Page
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“Supply Is Frozen” – Polar Vortex Sparks Massive Spike In NatGas/Electricity Costs
The week’s biggest story is the plunge in temperatures across the Great Plains from Canada to Texas, resulting in skyrocketing demand for natural gas and electric markets as tens of millions of Americans crank up their thermostats to stay warm. And that surge in energy costs comes at a time when incomes/jobs remain suppressed and Americans are being told to stay indoors.
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China “Refuses” To Hand Over Raw Data On Early COVID Cases To WHO Team
A Wall Street Journal report strongly suggests this first ever and much-hyped WHO trip to ‘get to the bottom’ of the virus’ origins likely didn’t even scratch the surface in terms of a real investigation. When access to the raw underlying data was made, the WHO investigators were rebuffed, essentially being left with only the Chinese scientists’ version of what the data shows. One WHO researcher emphasized in a statement to the WSJ that access to the hard data is standard, but was not followed in this case.
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Even ‘Scientist’ Models Now Forecast The COVID Scourge Ending By The Summer
Continued improvement – and acceleration of economic growth due to little need for lockdowns and restrictions – suggests that the US economy – and broader society as well – should be able to move beyond COVID some time in the early summer.
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Ivy League Study Shows How US Media Created a Climate of Fear Over COVID-19
A new NBER paper titled “Why Is All COVID-19 News Bad News?” shows how US media fanned the flames of public panic.
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Trump’s Lawyers Demand Senate Dismiss Impeachment Charges Over ‘Unconstitutional Political Theater’ [VIDEO]
Donald Trump’s lawyers have demanded that the Senate dismiss impeachment charges against the former president, blasting his upcoming trial as ‘unconstitutional political theater’ in a 78-page brief filed on Monday, the day before the Senate meets as an impeachment court.
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No. 14 Blinn Falls to Lamar State-Port Arthur, 98-70
The No. 14 Blinn College men’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season against Lamar State College-Port Arthur, 98-70, Saturday in the Kruse Center.
State News
ERCOT Declares “End” To Texas “Emergency Conditions” Amid Warmer Weather
Texas power grid operator “ERCOT” officials lift emergency conditions today. They said, “we have left the last stage of emergency operations – so we’re completely back to normal operations as of now.”
National News
Trump’s Lawyers Demand Senate Dismiss Impeachment Charges Over ‘Unconstitutional Political Theater’ [VIDEO]
Donald Trump’s lawyers have demanded that the Senate dismiss impeachment charges against the former president, blasting his upcoming trial as ‘unconstitutional political theater’ in a 78-page brief filed on Monday, the day before the Senate meets as an impeachment court.
International News
Iran To Block Nuclear Inspections Starting Next Week If US Doesn’t Drop Sanctions
Iran’s government will have no choice but to limit nuclear inspections starting next week if the other parties to a 2015 nuclear deal do not cooperate with it, according to its foreign ministry.
Business & Economy
Texas Frozen Chaos Becomes Global Oil Market Nightmare With 40% Of US Crude Production Offline
Even though Texas is doing everything in its power to contain the fallout that, it appears that the crisis is now spreading, because as a result of the persistent freeze and rampant “force majeueres” across the industry, more than 4 million barrels a day of output – almost 40% of the nation’s crude production – is now offline.
Politics
John Stossel: Covid Hypocrites [VIDEO]
Hypocrites! President Biden, Governor Newsom, Mayor DeBlasio, Governor Tate Reeves. In this video, I show how they cheat on their own Covid rules.
Sports
No. 14 Blinn Falls to Lamar State-Port Arthur, 98-70
The No. 14 Blinn College men’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season against Lamar State College-Port Arthur, 98-70, Saturday in the Kruse Center.
Science & Technology
How To Fight Deplatforming: Decentralize [VIDEO]
Meet the visionaries building a new, un-censorable, peer-to-peer web using the tools of encryption and cryptocurrency.
Health & Medicine
Even ‘Scientist’ Models Now Forecast The COVID Scourge Ending By The Summer
Continued improvement – and acceleration of economic growth due to little need for lockdowns and restrictions – suggests that the US economy – and broader society as well – should be able to move beyond COVID some time in the early summer.
Lifestyles
Most Give Up Twitter And Booze For Lent
Giving up social media or alcohol for Lent are by far the most common ways to engage in modern fasting before Easter, but, interest in (temporarily) swearing off meat is rising.
Down Home Dining
Down Home Dining: Episode 2 – The Backdrop Events
In the second episode of our new series, Down Home Dining, we were in Sealy, TX at The Backdrop Events to sample some Cajun cuisine! The Backdrop Event’s owner, Monique Watkins is not only a great cook but, she can host some out of this world events for you at her location!
Agriculture News & Information
Austin County Fair Scholarship Application Now Open
The Austin County Fair Association is pleased to announce the 2021 Austin County Fair Association scholarship application is now available to all graduating high school seniors in the county.
Austin County Schools: Sealy, Bellville, Brazos, Faith Academy & Providence
THE AUSTIN COUNTY SCOREBOARD – PLAYOFF EDITION 2020 – Quarter Finals
Austin County Schools don’t have anymore teams in the running but, a few surrounding area teams do and they battled it out sin playoff games on the road to try to become state champions. Here are the scores that we have.
Austin County Commissioners Court
Austin County Commissioners Court – February 22, 2021
The Austin County Commissioners Court met on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 9am to discuss county business. The following video is of that meeting.
Sealy City Council
Sealy City Council Special Meeting – February 22, 2021
The Sealy City Council met on Monday, February 22, 2021 for a special meeting to assess how Sealy fared during the Polar Vortex that hit the area. The heads of each department gave a report to the city council detailing how they handled the event and gave suggestions for how the city might better prepare in the case an event like this were to happen again. The following video is of that meeting.
Austin County Area Chambers of Commerce
Wallis Chamber Annual Banquet “Big Barn Bash” Great Success
The Wallis Chamber of Commerce celebrated their annual banquet Saturday August 4, 2018 with a “Big Barn Bash”.
Historic Austin County
Texas Historical Commission Now accepting 2019 Preservation Scholars Applications
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is now accepting applications for the Preservation Scholars Program for summer 2019. The program is an eight-week, paid, summer internship opportunity available to undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning about the field of historic preservation and gaining hands-on experience.
Legal & Public Notices
Legal Notice For Application To Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION BY U BAR WINES, LLC FOR A WINERY PERMIT TO BE LOCATED AT 5701 HIGHWAY 159 WEST, BELLVILLE, AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS 77418. THE SOLE MEMBER AND MANAGER OF THE LLC IS EDWIN J. UECKERT.