CLAREMONT, Calif., Jan. 29 - "You can't believe the flood of money that's pouring into San Antonio!" That's Steve talking, a close friend and an accountant with his finger on the financial pulse of the nation's seventh largest city. At a time when many other communities are struggling to make ends meet, the Alamo City seems flush.

WACO, Jan. 26 - In spite of some relief over the winter in the form of much-needed rainfall, Texas remains in the midst of the worst drought on record.

CLAREMONT, Dec. 29 - The Department of Homeland Security has a nasty habit of rubbing salt into wounds, fresh and old.

McALLEN, Dec. 11 - The lunacy of the Mad Hatter, pouring tea and posing riddles about ravens and writing desks, has entertained Americans since Disney (and later Johnny Depp) brought him to the silver screen. 

McALLEN, Nov. 22 - The City of McAllen has been awarded a $1.9 million federal grant to retrofit three of its McAllen Metro transit buses so that they run on electricity rather than diesel.