viewpoint - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/viewpoint/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:05:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 viewpoint - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/viewpoint/ 32 32 103504436 OUR VIEWPOINT: No-kill option unrealistic for new LJ facility | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-no-kill-option-unrealistic-for-new-lj-facility-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-no-kill-option-unrealistic-for-new-lj-facility-opinion-thefacts-com Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:05:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3d2a53804effcad34e74191969666dde More than two decades ago, when Lake Jackson built a new animal control facility and partnered with the Brazoria County SPCA to operate it, ...

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]]> 1032921 OUR VIEWPOINT: Personal awareness most vital safeguard | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-personal-awareness-most-vital-safeguard-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-personal-awareness-most-vital-safeguard-opinion-thefacts-com Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:07:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d56bba3c2998f43641d4cbb0013bac18 It is not surprising that many of those who lose their lives in the surf off the Brazoria County coast are not locals but tourists, ...

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]]> 978487 OUR VIEWPOINT: Let justice play out in Freeport investigation | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-let-justice-play-out-in-freeport-investigation-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-let-justice-play-out-in-freeport-investigation-opinion-thefacts-com Sat, 14 Jun 2025 07:05:18 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e3546af8798dd31f9e476ad5712c76e1 The alleged plot to have a controversial Freeport City Council member permanently removed is not the first time Brazoria County has been home to ...

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]]> 968408 OUR VIEWPOINT: Engagement lacking on social media | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-engagement-lacking-on-social-media-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-engagement-lacking-on-social-media-opinion-thefacts-com Tue, 13 May 2025 07:07:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c6b3bc1901b97da5a6749218fc109f1c Southern Brazoria County's largest school district had not had a bond request go down to defeat in recent memory, but saw that streak broken when ...

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]]> 952740 ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: Middleton deserves credit for taking on abandoned wells | Opinion https://houstonnewmedia.org/another-viewpoint-middleton-deserves-credit-for-taking-on-abandoned-wells-opinion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=another-viewpoint-middleton-deserves-credit-for-taking-on-abandoned-wells-opinion Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:30:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ce334545a87bfa942a0687b9b9083b93 Middleton, who represents Galveston County and part of Brazoria County, introduced a bill that sets deadlines to plug the more than 150,000 ...

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]]> 922388 OUR VIEWPOINT: Consider this storm a test run | Opinion – thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-consider-this-storm-a-test-run-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-consider-this-storm-a-test-run-opinion-thefacts-com Sat, 25 Jan 2025 14:09:52 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=279914f431f186093e5493543e8a3a1f ... Brazoria County to inconvenient and. ... Brazoria County to inconvenient and uncomfortable conditions more than those best suited for Yetis.

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]]> 888371 OUR VIEWPOINT: Don’t play politics with fire victims | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-dont-play-politics-with-fire-victims-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-dont-play-politics-with-fire-victims-opinion-thefacts-com Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:06:56 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b53a26f95b894fbbd7d2526f61893b00 Measures that could have better protected areas along the length of the Brazos River, from North Texas to Brazoria County, were ignored by state ...

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]]> 882122 OUR VIEWPOINT: Regulators let power providers prioritize profits | Opinion – thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-regulators-let-power-providers-prioritize-profits-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-regulators-let-power-providers-prioritize-profits-opinion-thefacts-com Sat, 21 Dec 2024 08:12:02 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=3d2e83f74c2d658f3c35f124187c8e9c It is almost four years since the winter freeze devastated Texas and Brazoria County ... Brazoria County officials seize $89,000 worth of drugs ...

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]]> 865463 OUR VIEWPOINT: Mental health hospital, new courts, deserve funding priority – thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-mental-health-hospital-new-courts-deserve-funding-priority-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-mental-health-hospital-new-courts-deserve-funding-priority-thefacts-com Sat, 30 Nov 2024 14:06:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=060df3120b0571801306f1666b4bd175 ... Brazoria County ought to rank pretty high. State leaders should provide funding for a mental health hospital in Brazoria County. The need is ...

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]]> 855034 OUR VIEWPOINT: Safety needs to be improved in Highway 36 construction zone | Opinion https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-safety-needs-to-be-improved-in-highway-36-construction-zone-opinion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-safety-needs-to-be-improved-in-highway-36-construction-zone-opinion Sat, 05 Oct 2024 13:11:15 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=257a1258d912e25f468225ef5b50023b Images. Michael Ramirez toon for Oct. 2, 2024 · Brazoria County Fair Association Rodeo Queen 2024 · Michael Ramirez toon for Sept. 28, 2024 · Rep.

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]]> 828451 OUR VIEWPOINT: Housing affordability crisis threatens economic growth – The Facts https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-housing-affordability-crisis-threatens-economic-growth-the-facts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-housing-affordability-crisis-threatens-economic-growth-the-facts Sat, 31 Aug 2024 07:05:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2b01f848c64575b8ccb7c8617e96227d Almost one-third of Brazoria County renters put at least 35 percent of their monthly gross income toward keeping a roof over their heads ...

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]]> 812930 OUR VIEWPOINT: Extended toll lanes won’t hurt taxpayers | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-extended-toll-lanes-wont-hurt-taxpayers-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-extended-toll-lanes-wont-hurt-taxpayers-opinion-thefacts-com Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:08:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=181977ec5806f20db334f5daed90a89f The decision to extend the Brazoria County Expressway further south is a smart one because it eases the increasing congestion along the main lanes ...

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]]> 812165 OUR VIEWPOINT: Surfside’s reputation takes hit | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-surfsides-reputation-takes-hit-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-surfsides-reputation-takes-hit-opinion-thefacts-com Sat, 17 Aug 2024 08:02:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=87d6a2a091f8261c71a7b2cac936e3ed A few years ago, Danbury served as Brazoria County's model of a police department in perpetual turmoil because of frequent interference from ...

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]]> 807896 OUR VIEWPOINT: Backing for reservoir brings sigh of relief | Free Share | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-backing-for-reservoir-brings-sigh-of-relief-free-share-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-backing-for-reservoir-brings-sigh-of-relief-free-share-thefacts-com Tue, 30 Jul 2024 13:09:49 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bbb32565712fc66b3c9988f884a9d9f0 With Brazoria County taxpayers also having obligated themselves to pay for major investments in school buildings, a deeper port and the ...

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]]> 801338 OUR VIEWPOINT: Pro-business policy deserves share of responsibility | Opinion – The Facts https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-pro-business-policy-deserves-share-of-responsibility-opinion-the-facts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-pro-business-policy-deserves-share-of-responsibility-opinion-the-facts Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:04:53 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=be2b8ee4a86d04ec014854ee148629ad As we covered in this space last week, all the criticism being leveled at the response to Hurricane Beryl by Brazoria County's main two power ...

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]]> 795737 OUR VIEWPOINT: Independent candidates merit chance | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-independent-candidates-merit-chance-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-independent-candidates-merit-chance-opinion-thefacts-com Wed, 12 Jun 2024 07:05:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=89eb97ffee7353c1db6aac494539ab25 ... Brazoria County, a string broken by Kevin Henry's well-organized effort ... Brazoria County Commissioner Precinct 4. Democrat Mary Ruth Rhodenbaugh ...

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]]> 780991 OUR VIEWPOINT: Be part of the solution by voting | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-be-part-of-the-solution-by-voting-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-be-part-of-the-solution-by-voting-opinion-thefacts-com Thu, 02 May 2024 07:06:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2292fce263345ffdce98c1ebab5bf8df Brazoria County residents probably don't realize just how many people call it home now, but it is the 14th-largest county in Texas with a ...

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]]> 762950 OUR VIEWPOINT: Hazards of Gulf apparent | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-hazards-of-gulf-apparent-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-hazards-of-gulf-apparent-opinion-thefacts-com Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:06:43 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=27c8988262edc7a10c6466638909d48d Two incidents off the Brazoria County coast over the weekend demonstrate how perilous routine recreation can be and how those venturing onto and ...

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]]> 753648 OUR VIEWPOINT: Homeless problem invisible to most | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-homeless-problem-invisible-to-most-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-homeless-problem-invisible-to-most-opinion-thefacts-com Tue, 23 Jan 2024 21:38:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=49f0a2569d89c76d7863a9a1c7c56286 School officials in Brazoria County point out with regularity that homelessness in our communities is not as visible as you will find in bigger ...

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]]> 717885 OUR VIEWPOINT: Freeport’s task might not be achievable | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/our-viewpoint-freeports-task-might-not-be-achievable-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-viewpoint-freeports-task-might-not-be-achievable-opinion-thefacts-com Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:08:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c549790c76ff7f984a100633e4b4963b ... Brazoria County, Freeport hopes to replicate the Main Street successes seen in the Brazoria County seat, Denison and elsewhere in Texas. kAm“q24 ...

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