Politics & GovernmentYesterday
Conroe Denied More Time for a 133-Acre Plan—Here’s What Is Already on File
Conroe denied a second extension for a 133-acre mixed-use plan near FM 3083 and SH 75. Here is what the vote changes—and what remains on file.
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OutdoorsYesterday
Galveston’s ‘Ghost Wolves’ Carry Something Worth Saving
The coyotes along Galveston’s coast carry a genetic inheritance scientists hope could help endangered red wolves. A Saturday expo brings the story into view.
BusinessLast Week
Conroe Is Making Oilfield Ingredients From Fats and Vegetable Oils
Oleon’s new Conroe manufacturing unit turns familiar raw materials into specialty chemicals. Here is how that chemistry reaches the oilfield and other industries.
BusinessLast Week
Texas Learned to Drill for Oil. Now It May Drill for the Power Behind AI.
A Houston company is using oilfield drilling techniques to produce steady geothermal electricity for Google and the growing AI data-center industry. The technology is real — but the engineering challenges are too.
CommunityLast Week
The Small Towns Didn’t Disappear. Their Residents Just Stopped Going Into Them.
Willis, Conroe, Magnolia and Montgomery are growing quickly. But when ordinary errands become an ordeal, longtime residents begin withdrawing from the towns they helped build.
BusinessLast Week
Amazon May Quadruple Its Middletown Footprint. But Will the Robots Bring the Jobs?
Amazon is advancing plans for two massive fulfillment centers near Middletown's U.S. 301 interchange that could add more than 5 million square feet and roughly 1,500 permanent jobs. The buildings are designed around robots—and that changes the math on what industrial growth delivers.
CommunityLast Week
Delaware Fought One Revolutionary War Land Battle. It Happened Just Outside Newark.
Delaware's only Revolutionary War land battle unfolded near Newark at Cooch's Bridge, where a historic site is being restored for a 2027 opening.
BusinessLast Week
Every American Child May Soon Own SpaceX. The Fine Print Is Still Being Written.
Elon Musk promised one SpaceX share to every American child in 2027. Treasury has built a way to deliver it, but the eligibility rules and timing are still unfinished.
CommunityLast Week
A British Army Camped in Hockessin. Its Headquarters Was Lost for 240 Years.
Two days before the Battle of Brandywine, British forces under Howe and Cornwallis occupied the farms and roads around Hockessin. The location of Howe's headquarters then vanished from local memory for nearly 240 years — until a former DuPont chemist rebuilt the map.
Politics & GovernmentLast Week
Montgomery County Cast 18,837 Ballots on Day One
Montgomery County cast 18,837 ballots on the first day of early voting—16.5% more than the comparable opening day in 2022. Willis led all county sites, and 11 days remain before the November 3 election.
OutdoorsLast Week
Delaware's Highest Point Is Beside a Wilmington Road. Most Drivers Never Notice.
Delaware's highest monumented point sits beside a North Wilmington road, while nearby ground may be higher and a 1940s relay tower tells another story.
OutdoorsLast Week
As Many as 20,000 Raptors Pass Over Hockessin Each Fall. Most People Never Look Up.
Thousands of hawks, eagles, falcons and other raptors pass over Ashland Nature Center in Hockessin each fall. Here is when and how to watch.