"If they're dumb enough to put it on there, we're smart enough to find it."

Now that MYSPACE and FACEBOOK have gained so much popularity, it has been easier for the police to find those who have committed crimes around the area. The police are using the WEB as another form of investigating. I believe this is where our local government is excelling.

Locally, the police have gained evidence for many crimes that have recently taken place and have even found those people who committed it and they were arrested. The University of Texas has a crime watcher website that reaches to more than 6,500 people, giving the police another source of leads. People don't realize it, but what you do on the internet can always be tracked back to the source. It is pleasing to the locally because it is giving those who do wrong to get what they deserve.

Obviouslly, the officals from local to state should feel there was a job well done by officers in all the counties.

Commentary to Political Happenings

I agree with your ideas on the poor healthcare system within our government. However, our welfare programs are expanding. Including, madicare,medicaide, food stamps, and WIC; and if eligible for these programs then the benefits are high for families under the program. But becoming eligible for such programs is where the difficult part is. It takes time and those who wait may be in desperate need or are in an immediate attention for any type of health care. This is where our health care system within the government lacks. Also, I do agree with and understand that each session that the legislatures attend the decisions about money and availibility for such health care programs are decreasing. Like you said, all of these issues are at our back door and we don't even realize it. I honestly didn't realize it because seeing the infomericals made me believe that such poverty and poor health conditions was mainly in that part of the world, but it is obviously right here.

Should we be worried?

Information from the Austin Statesman focus on the recent bridge collasping in Minnesota and those articles begin to raise questions about our own bridges here in Texas.
Of coarse, our local government stands confident about the structure of our surrounding bridges. Stated in the Austin Statesman, all Texas bridges are examined at least every 24 months and sometimes throughout the year for small maintance issues. The collaspe of the bridge in Minnesota made some residents of Texas a little uneasy. Never have I thought that maybe a bridge in Texas would collaspe; and as a matter of a fact I'm sure not many other residents have too much to worry about.
I believe our state and local government has met all the criteria of maintaining safe and structurally solid built bridges. Now, bridges that are being found that need work are refered as "structurally deficient." However, money that in the past has gone to the Transportation Department is now going to the state's general fund. This money that is being distributed to other funds in the government is what raises more concern about durability and maintance needed for some of the bridges. As a whole, Texas has done considerably well with all the inspections of bridges that took place in 2006.
Our government, state and local, have kept the conditions of the bridges in, at least, good condition. Our money is going to the right places. Anything that is significantly wrong with any Texas bridge causes the bridge to be completely shut down and not reopened until construction is complete, this is what prevents such events of a collasped bridge from occuring. Now that the events of the Minnesota bridge collaspe is known nation wide, our local governments are reassuring us, as residents, the stability and durability of the bridges in our area. It is comforting knowing the conditions of the surrounding bridges. Our state government has kept on top of such issues as bridges before and after the recent bridge collaspe. It restores the confidence I have in our government that they are in no doubt and are secure enough with they own system to publish the facts of our own local bridges and how safe they are to be driven on.