Exceptional Drought in Texas

It’s awfully dry here in southern Texas, as I keep writing here and in my other blog. The drought conditions are “exceptional”, i.e. the harshest category possible, with some rivers, e.g. the upper Guadalupe, going completely dry. Today, the New … Continue reading →

Texas Drivers’ Licenses: New Law

In the final days of their special session the Texas Legislature passed a new law requiring Texans applying for or renewing their drivers’ licenses to prove that they are citizens of the US or in the country legally. This is … Continue reading →

Reposted: “Coaching” [originally posted on January 18, 2010]

“Coaching”- … Posted by Pit on Monday, January 18, 2010 … or is it? There really wasn’t a lot of “coaching” at our appointment with the immigration lawyer. She indeed told us a few of the usual questions that we … Continue reading →

Re-Posted: “Off to a Lawyer” [originally posted on January 18, 2010]

Off to a Lawyer Posted by Pit on Monday, January 18, 2010 Today we have an appointment with our immigration lawyer here. There we will be coached for an interview with the Immigration Department [or Department of Homeland Security, as … Continue reading →

Howdy Y’all!

Welcome to my expat’s blog, which, in fact, is a kind of a translation or rendering, rather,  into English – for the use of my friends here in the US of A – of my personal blog “Pit’s Musings and … Continue reading →