Flag Burning Cases - Texas v Johnson 491 US 397 (1989) flag burning constitutes a form of First Amendment protected "symbolic speech." supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/… Similar Federal statute later found unconstitutional United States v Eichman 496 US 310 (1990). supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/…

2026 will be the last full Tour du Rouge 500+ mile ride raising money to help the Arc support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Sign up at tourdurouge.org as soon as registration opens.

When the soup kitchen lunch crew is also doing Meals on Wheels lunches just before Labor Day weekend.

Friday Eagle Ray. youtu.be/gVTKZPxOu9g?si…

Whale Shark and a Diver, Amateur Second Place by Yubzukamoto Ayub Mooduto; taken near Botubarani Village, Gorontalo, Indonesia From Scuba Diving Magazine’s 2025 Underwater Photo Contest Winners. Full article at scubadiving.com/2025-photo-con…

Building beds today with Bunks Across America. #sleepinheavenlypeace

How supplies for newborns opened the door to a broader project with more impact. facebook.com/rotaryclubofro…

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson found 2,724 potential noncitizens who are registered to vote in Texas. sos.state.tx.us/about/newsrele… follows an investigation that found only 33 potential noncitizens who voted in the November 2024 General Election. sos.state.tx.us/about/newsrele…

Now that college football is more business than sport, Texans are enjoying high school rivalries, like Port Neches Groves v Nederland, that much more. 100th anniversary and 102nd game tonight, Bum Phillips Bowl. He coached both schools. Broadcast here cool925.iheart.com

Texas Atty Gen Paxton is likely to hit a roadblock in his acetaminophen litigation because Texas law requires studies showing statistical doubling of risk in order to uphold causation. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc v Havner (1997) reaffirmed Merck & Co v Garza (2011)

This article contains the full transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech after being elected mayor of New York City. © 2025 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n…

Lamar University musicians and singers at Wesley Methodist Church Beaumont, Texas Dec. 5, 2025. Christmas music with Robert Shaw compositions, arranged for chorus and orchestra by Robert Russell Bennett. youtu.be/F-7ZtCeG9WY Credit Mason Scales video, Dr. James Han audio.

The fascinating thing about this sad case is the way that they found the body and the lengths to which law enforcement attacked and devastated the site where they suspected that the body was hidden. beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/t…

The first soccer game I ever played was with a Venezuelan tanker crew who got off their ship in Texas and was playing in a field beside their dock. I sure hope this works out. reuters.com/world/americas…

The Texas Code of Judicial Conduct does not prohibit judges from refusing to perform same sex weddings while continuing to perform opposite-sex weddings if based upon a sincerely held religious belief. Umphress v. Steel, Texas Supreme Court Jan. 9, 2026 txcourts.gov/media/1461913/…

ICE protesters are trained in calculated provocation techniques. They know Customs and Border Protection policies/procedures. They intend to trigger use of force that can be videoed and used for negative CBP publicity. CBP has to modify their tactics. npr.org/2026/01/08/nx-…

It is an honor to sing with this group and to be in this gathering of skilled musicians. Excerpted from the Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society concert on November 16, 2025. Great Is Thy Faithfulness youtu.be/BWqm7H1WNkw

Before Carol Burnett and before Minnie Pearl, there was Louise Fazenda. Shown here from Down on the Farm 1920