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- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require Customer-Service Bots to Say They Are AI?
Texas requires some government AI disclosures. Should private customer-service bots also identify themselves before collecting details or offering help?
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Daren Horton and Gecko Pest Control
Meet Gecko Pest Control owner Daren Horton and learn about the Marshall company's services, history, community work, licensing record, and customer checklist.
- ArticleRebuild
The Grocery Store That Let Shoppers Serve Themselves
Piggly Wiggly changed grocery shopping in 1916 by letting customers serve themselves. The deeper business lesson is about redesigning the whole path.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Shawn Ingram and Custom Graphics TX
Meet Shawn Ingram of Custom Graphics TX, a Longview branding shop combining in-house production, local business connections and practical skills access.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
A Website Change Is Not Finished Until You Can Undo It
A website change is not finished until someone can undo it. Use this five-line rollback note before the next release breaks forms, prices, or pages.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
Every Lost Lead Needs a Reason Code
A closed lead without a clear outcome teaches your business nothing. Build a small reason-code system that turns missed opportunities into repairs.
- ArticleThe Work
The Three Questions Every Customer Asks Before They Call
What you do, what it costs, what your finished work looks like. Answer all three on the page or lose the job.
- ArticleOpinion
Should Texas Require One-Click Subscription Cancellation?
The federal click-to-cancel rule was vacated, and Texas has no matching statewide mandate. Should online subscriptions require a clear online exit?
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Robbie and Tracy Shoults of Bear Creek Smokehouse
Meet Bear Creek Smokehouse co-owners Robbie and Tracy Shoults and learn how the Marshall-area family business has grown since 1943.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: How Megan and James Heath Grew Pack N Mail
Meet Pack N Mail owners Megan and James Heath, the Longview and Gilmer entrepreneurs recognized by the SBA in 2026. See their story, services, and practical small-business lessons.
- ArticleEast Texas
Kenneth Travis Held On for 50 Minutes and 4 Seconds. East Texas Should Know His Name.
A Longview Marine, mortgage CEO and coworking owner set the Guinness World Record for the longest straight arm plank. Here is who he is and how to reach him.
- ArticleNews
Longview Library’s Free Excel Class Builds Practical Job Skills
Longview Public Library’s free Basic Excel II class covers formulas, filters, formatting, and practical spreadsheet skills. Here is what to verify.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
Every AI Workflow Needs a Human Exit
Build a human exit into every AI workflow. Use these five fields to stop unsafe automation, preserve context, and hand the decision to a real person.
- ArticleOpinion
Should Texas Require Insurers to Disclose When AI Touched Your Claim?
Texas limits AI in insurance decisions, but consumers may not know when it shaped a claim. Here are the strongest cases for disclosure and restraint.
- ArticleBusiness & Technology
Every Automation Needs a Failure Receipt
A workflow is not trustworthy because it ran once. Build four visible receipts so automation failures create an owner, a record, and a next move.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require Employers to Disclose AI Screening Before You Apply?
Texas restricts some harmful AI uses, but job applicants may not get notice before automated screening. Should employers have to disclose it first?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Set Statewide Rules for License Plate Reader Cameras?
Texas paused state funding for Flock cameras. The bigger debate is whether every license plate reader needs common rules for access, retention, and audits.
- ArticleEvening News
Cyclospora Lettuce Recall Reaches Texas: What to Check as Outbreak Tops 1,900 Cases
FDA says recalled iceberg lettuce reached Texas while confirmed outbreak cases remain in nine other states. Check products, dates, symptoms and next steps.
- ArticleRebuild
They Stopped Sending the Work Out and Built the Shop
Family owned in Marshall since 2002, they brought fabrication and powder coating in house in 2013. Five questions to run before you make the same call.
- ArticleBusiness & Technology
Kodak Invented the Digital Camera. Then It Protected the Past.
Kodak built the first self-contained digital camera in 1975. Its story shows why seeing the future is easier than building a business willing to enter it.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Laura Nevils and Books & Barrels
Meet Books & Barrels owner Laura Nevils and learn how the downtown Longview bookstore supports readers, local authors, events, and community.
- ArticleNews
Longview Residents Can Still Shape the Fourth Street Corridor
Longview residents can still comment on safety, transportation, and the future of Fourth Street between Loop 281 and Eastman Road through an online survey.
- ArticleHistory, Business & Technology
The First Solar Car Was 15 Inches Long
In 1955, William Cobb demonstrated a 15-inch solar car. The Sunmobile was too small to drive, but big enough to prove an idea could move forward.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
Two Systems, One Key, and Nothing Happened
One of my automations almost erased a piece of work and reported a clean run. No error, no alarm. How to find the failures that never announce themselves.
- ArticleThe Work
If I Disappeared Tomorrow, Would Your Business Still Run?
Your code, your data, your accounts. The five question ownership audit, and why builders keep the keys.
- ArticleOpinion
Should Texas Require In-Person Stores to Take Cash?
Federal law lets private businesses refuse cash unless state law says otherwise. Should Texas require staffed, in-person stores to accept paper money?
- ArticleThe Work
The Second Job Is Already Priced
Lone Star Total Wash publishes recurring contract rates beside one-time rates, and every recurring tier matches the next larger one-time tier. Follow up built as a structure instead of a phone call.
- ArticleBusiness, Systems & Technology
The First FedEx Night Moved 186 Packages Through One Hub
FedEx began with 14 aircraft, 389 workers, and only 186 packages. Its hub system showed why connected operations can matter more than isolated effort.
- ArticleBusiness & Technology
The Box That Changed the World Was Not the Clever Part
The 1956 Ideal-X voyage helped launch container shipping. Its lasting business lesson is that standards and handoffs can matter more than a flashy invention.
- ArticleThe Work
Seven Lines Instead of One Rate. And Three Things I Have to Fix.
I unbundled my marketplace fee into seven priced toggles instead of one blended rate. Then I read my own site like a stranger and found three contradictions.
- ArticleHistory, Service & Communication
The Hotline That Was Never a Red Telephone
The Washington-Moscow hotline became operational on August 30, 1963. It was a written communications system built to replace dangerous delay and guessing.
- ArticleThe Work
Three Dollars Buys Three Pages Of A Transcript
Nobody has a feeling about three dollars. Everybody has a feeling about three pages of a transcript. Pricing in units of work, plus four things I got wrong.
- ArticleBusiness & Technology
Every New Lead Needs One Named Owner
Most leads are lost after the form, not on it. Use this five-handoff audit to assign one owner, one deadline, and one visible next move for every inquiry.
- ArticleOpinion
Should Texas Require the Real Price Everywhere It Is Advertised?
Federal rules require upfront prices for tickets and short-term lodging. Should Texas extend all-in pricing to more ads, or leave fees to markets?
- ArticleBehind the scenes
Every Quote Needs a Version, Not Just a Price
A price without a version becomes a future argument. Use this six-field quote record to protect scope, approvals, change orders, and delivery handoffs.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
A Missed Call Needs a Useful Text, Not an Apology
A missed-call text should reduce uncertainty and create a next step. Use this five-part response rule to recover the conversation without sounding automated.
- ArticleReflection
Redact the Lead Screenshot Before You Turn It Into Proof
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- ArticleBehind the scenes
A Good Intake Form Asks What Must Stay Private
A lead form should capture privacy boundaries before the story spreads. Use this practical intake audit to protect trust and route the next step correctly.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Publish Job and Wage Results for Every Workforce Grant?
Texas funds customized workforce training for private employers. Should every grant publish completion, placement, retention, and wage results for taxpayers?
- ArticleBusiness
36 Robocalls Hit My Business Line In 72 Hours
A rotating number robocall campaign hit my business line 36 times in three days and my own AI receptionist answered it. Here is the record and the five minute fix any small business can copy.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Connor Walters and Silver Grizzly Espresso
Meet Silver Grizzly Espresso co-founder Connor Walters and learn how the Longview coffee shop built craft, community, and a downtown gathering place.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
A Form Error Should Tell the Lead What to Do Next
A red border does not help a lead recover. Use this practical five-state form test to write clear errors, preserve input, and protect the inquiry.
- ArticleBusiness, Systems & Design
Harry Beck Made London Legible by Leaving Most of London Out
Harry Beck made London’s Underground usable by replacing geographic detail with a clear network diagram. The lesson still applies to business systems.
- ArticleMotivation
You Do Not Have to Start Over: Build a 30-Minute Restart Ramp
Use this practical 30-minute Restart Ramp to recover context, complete one re-entry action and return to important work after an interruption.
- ArticleHistory & Technology
The Black Box Began With a Memo Nobody Wanted
David Warren's flight recorder began as a memo that drew little interest. He built the missing record anyway, changing how aviation learns from disaster.
- ArticleThe Work
Put the Price on the Page: The $5 to $497 Ladder
Four productized tiers with published prices. Why a services page with no prices filters out everybody too proud to ask.
- ArticleThe Work
Sometimes the Right Build Is Four Pages
I build software for a living, which is exactly why I will tell you when you do not need any. A four page site is the correct answer for a lot of service businesses.
- ArticleBehind the scenes
A Daily Automation Needs a Missing-Run Alarm
Silent automation failures leave no error to fix. Build a missing-run alarm with an expected result, deadline, owner, evidence, and recovery checklist.
- ArticleBusiness & Technology
A Thank-You Page Should Tell the Lead What Happens Next
Submitted is a system status, not a customer promise. Build a thank-you page that creates clarity, evidence, and a clean next step for every lead.
- ArticleBusiness & Technology
If Your Mobile Site Needs Pinching, It Is Not Finished
A mobile site can load fast and still lose people. Run this seven-screen audit for readable text, clean reflow, usable controls, and clear next steps.
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