I don't think the president of the United States is going to allow this school district to take a hit.

I had a fifth-grade education when I decided to leave home, ... My mother gave me $9, and I took it and never had to go back to ask her or my daddy for a nickel.

It's not a local problem. It's a national problem.

It's called the chicken that came home to roost. This is an example of when a board does not exercise prudent judgment. You can only defer so long.

It is the first threat of this kind in ages.

It's a tribute. Douglass has a lot of symbolism. From a symbolism point of view, it's a perfect match because Yellowstone is Houston-based and Houston-centered.

Due to all the evacuees, one part of town ran out of water on Saturday night.

TTHM is when you combine chlorine, which you have to put in water. And it's a disinfectant agent that mixes with ammonia, which is naturally found in ground water. Then, if ammonia mixes with chlorine for a long enough period, it forms a TTHM gas.

But they kept pouring in who knows how many. We had a gymnasium full.

Mr. Green told me, 'Willie, if you stay with me three or four years and learn all you can about this business, you'll never have to work for anyone again.' I learned all I could under him, and after I did, I've been on my own ever since,