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You put enough stipulations on who you'll accept then it doesn't matter how many kids are drawn. If they're required to meet certain academic/behavior standards and live out of district, you can say no to every one of them.

Don't think many Lufkin folks understand what it takes to be in that same category as Angleton, LaPorte, College Station, Weiss and AMC. Carl Abseck, he knows, and it will take him time to build it, if he can reverse the leadership complacency that was engrained within the football culture at Lufkin the last decade.

I figured with the new lng expansion they would have more kids coming in. Didn't they just turf all their fields as well? You would think the facilities along with the good education would be drawing a lot more students in.

Tepper isn't high on Lufkin...and Lufkin still has a lot to prove....so I get it...

Not a joke, but interesting…

Greg Tepper just blew off Lufkin after Stepp made a comment about them. Tepper just smiled and didn't say a single word before jumping on the PAM bandwagon. Which I agree should be head and shoulders above the rest of 9-5A. Tepper remembers giving Lufkin big props in 2018 and 2019 with some high rankings only for Lufkin to bow out in the 2nd round and 1st round at home respectively those years. Tepp has never been the same about Lufkin, doesn't matter they have new Coach Abseck. Tepp is not a fan, Stepp knows more about East Texas football.

Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.

I believe you posted this in the wrong thread. This thread is about their 4A/3A podcast.

Sorry, moved my comment to 5A.

To all you Trump haters…..Trump is trying his best to end this war, but when both sides don’t want to give in, it’s almost hopeless. Trump cannot be blamed for this, but I’m sure you will blame him anyway. [Hidden Content]

I am pretty confident there will be. Three teams make wild card. Currently, Seattle is behind only the Yankees (1 game) and tied with the Red Sox. They have a 2 1/2 game lead over the Royals and 3 1/2 game lead over Cleveland. Therefore, Houston currently has a 1/2 game lead over Yankees, 1 1/2 over Boston, 4 games over KC and 5 games over Cleveland. I don't see KC or Cleveland or Tampa Bay or Texas over taking any of the two for a wild card spot. 36 games left to play, so lot's can happen and the trend of late isn't good but I believe Houston will make playoffs as division winner or wild card.

I have to say thank you for what you're doing. I worked in the ambulance business for several years in my younger days. As a matter of fact TVC and I were both rookies......it was THAT long ago lol. A good majority of our calls were the homeless. I hate that we can't solve this problem. In Port Arthur there was a camp across from one of our Wal-Marts in the woods. The city allowed it for years until recently the city came down and cleared it out and made property owner clean it up. They just moved to a different location.

It is unusual for first and second place teams to be in a slump at the same time. IMO I still think it's because of all the lineup changes etc. that the Stros just can't gel. I still think and hope they can still win the division. I don't think a wild card will be out of our division.

Randle over SOC in a rematch for sure.

It would be interesting to see how few actually live in Sabine Pass vs how many come in through the open enrollment door. Sabine Pass is really an Industrial area, like downtown PA. It may have changed but, i don't think there's any place to get gas after dark? It's not setup to support the town folk. It's all about industry.

I love your perspective. Moving them from downtown to your neighborhood makes matters worse. Place them in a recovery camp like they do immigration. A Camp that provides rap around services and teaches VT or culinary arts etc. The same thought process that went into housing immigration should have been applied to homelessness and not a knee jerk reaction. We lock them up but that only clogs up the courts and two are three days later they are back on the streets. Don’t let me start on mental heath. I have EPC mental health patients and brought them to the hospital. The hospital released them 24 hours later because DSS refuses to open a case. They have no more funding and the state of South Carolina has only 20 beds available. If you have health insurance you can be placed into a mental health facility and or a drug facility. I continue to do my part. If you are homeless depressed and want off drugs I get you help through Life Changers Out Reach which is a 12 month program the covers food housing and programs. It is faith based so you will study the Bible and attend classes. You have a roof over your head and you are surrounded by people that will show you kindness and leadership. It may seem like I’m dumping on other states but it’s the only tool I have right now to combat homelessness and drug addiction for someone who wants change.

Anyways 🙄 Back to the topic sort of..... @Matthew328 I got Aledo over La Porte in 5A D1 and Iowa Colony over Anna in 5A D2. Would be real easy to pick a Randle vs SOC part-2 in D2 but........🤷🏾‍♂️

Just a question... In bold: any evidence of this?? (Real evidence, not accusations)

Good for them. But they still recruit at a level that should be completely unacceptable.

This is one of those situations where there really is no GOOD answer for the homeless. How do you help someone that does not want to help themselves? A lot of them are alcoholics or drug users, and all they want is the next fix. Some of them are just plain lazy and won't do anything to make their life better. Some have mental issues and need treatment. We can jail them for breaking our laws, and at least then they get a shower and 3 meals. It's easy to say it needs to be fixed. You can get all warm and fuzzy by saying they should be left alone....problem is, if you're being honest, you don't want them pitching a tent in your front yard. Businesses does not want them on their property, or in front of their business. 99.9% of people don't like walking around or through tents pitched on a sidewalk. Lastly, There has been a homeless problem for how many years? It certainly didn't just happen under either of Trumps terms. It has been an ongoing issue and getting WORSE - so, maybe throwing tax dollars at it is not solving anything. We've been doing that and it's not getting better. So, IF Doge cut those programs, maybe we can save that money for a better solution to the homeless problem.......because what we have been doing is not working.

Saw this statement on X. I tend to agree with it. About time to relieve the stress and just see how the Astros baseball season is going to wind up--good or bad--and accept their fate. Injuries have decimated and the long season has ground them down

Vagrancy and loitering used to be crimes. Most of the homeless are not “down on their luck”, they lost everything to drugs. We have made homelessness an acceptable lifestyle. Let the flogging begin.