The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter held Central Texas’ only “Clear the Shelter” event as part of a national campaign. The center had visitors all day July 23 and was able to find new homes for 70 animals, including Chuck, a chow mix who had
[caption id="attachment_513" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Burning Trail artists: Luke Cook, Guitar; Cati Domitrovich, Lead vocals; Acacio Carvalho, drums, song writer, composer, producer. Below: Cati in the sound booth at The Noiz Faktory[/caption] Local band doing fame the right way When Georgetown native Cati Domitrovich was asked to help
POLICE Act Will Allow Grant Funding to be Used to Prepare for Active Shooter Situations U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX) issued the following statements after President Obama signed their bill, the POLICE Act, into law Friday: Sen. Cornyn: “As the city
As Mayor, I receive hundreds of e mails. Once in a while I receive one that is so unique and rare in its emotions that I believe it should be shared with our citizens. Why? Because it reflects what I hear so many times on
I know the expression is “poking the bear” but as national branding goes, bears are usually Russian. I’m not talking about NFL teams either. I’m talking about the American character. The cartoon here was printed just days after the World Trade Center and Pentagon were hit
by Mike Payne Newsflash, people—you are much easier to find than you realize. As Americans, we get all huffy and puffy if we think someone has personal information about us that we consider none of their business. Protest all you want, the fact is—they do. If
by Mike Payne Early in the week I had an appointment with my dentist. On my way inside, I heard a faint, but unmistakable mew of a kitten coming from the flower bed in front of his office. I searched through the foliage and, behold, there
We are truly disappointed in the Advocate’s endorsement of Laura Barker for County Court at Law #2. We believe The Advocate missed the boat by not endorsing Warren Waterman for the position for Judge, County Court at Law #2. Warren has an impeccable background; he has
I know that everyone is experiencing voter fatigue right now, but the Republican runoff for County Court at Law #2 deserves our time and attention. The court faces a huge backlog of cases and its image has been tarnished by scandal. We must elect a
Saturday, April 16th was not an ordinary day for me. Visiting Georgetown is a treat in itself but the reason for this letter is to applaud the people, mainly the GHS baseball teams, for their dedication to special needs children. At Eagle Field, these awesome young